Court of Appeal says province can’t deny people in tents enhanced income supportBy Canadian Press on August 7, 2026. A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax on Monday, March 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseShare this story:HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal has ruled that tents legally count as accommodations and the province cannot refuse enhanced income support to unhoused people living in them. The Appeal Court judges also determined a 2023 decision from the assistance appeal board was wrong to deny Lowe the enhanced rate because of his accommodations. “The reason women are ending up in tents is because there are no beds in transition houses or women’s shelters.”