HALIFAX -- Parents of people with disabilities say it's going to become tougher to care for loved ones because of the Nova Scotia government's recent budget cuts.
Kari Robertson told reporters at the legislature today that she had to quit her job years ago to care for her adult son, Graham, who was diagnosed with refractory epilepsy when he was four.
She says she's concerned and angry with the government's 20 per cent cut to the provincial caregiver benefit, which helps people like her cover expenses while providing care to loved ones.
NDP Leader Claudia Chender is calling for the Progressive Conservative government to reverse the cuts and has introduced a bill to double the benefit to $800 a month.
Caregivers Nova Scotia says it still doesn't have clarity from government about whether the monthly benefit will be reduced, or if the program will serve less people overall.
The organization says either way the cuts will have a ripple effect as people with disabilities are forced into home-care programs, hospitals and long-term care.
"As long as we can breathe and walk and care for him, he will be in our home. But it's getting harder and harder, and much more expensive, to do all of that," Robertson said.
This report by was first published March 4, 2026.