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Special Diet Allowance

Changes to benefits aimed at rising cost of living (CLEO re-post)

NOTE: The following information was compiled and posted by Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) on November 4, 2022, and is being re-posted with permission. Sign up for CLEO’s mailing list here! Changes to benefits aimed…

November 10, 2022
Government Benefits - General, Minimum Wage, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Public Education, Special Diet Allowance, Workers' Rights

Ontario 2019 Pre-Budget Consultations: Have your say!

The provincial government has asked for input into the upcoming 2019 provincial Budget. There are currently two pre-budget consultation processes that you can plug into: The Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is…

January 23, 2019
Employment Standards, Policy Advocacy, Provincial Budgets, Social Assistance Rates, Social Assistance Reform, Special Diet Allowance

ODSP: Human Rights Challenge to Group Homes Exclusion from Special Diet Allowance

The Special Diet Allowance is available to Ontario Works and ODSP recipients who have medical conditions which require a therapeutic diet. Qualifying medical conditions are listed on a Schedule in the ODSP Regulations, with corresponding…

November 24, 2015
Human Rights, Litigation, Special Diet Allowance

The Special Diet Allowance: A Lifeline, not a Loophole

We’ve recently been hearing a number of misleading claims about the administration of the Special Diet Allowance program – such as the notion that doctors “just fill out the forms for people because benefit rates…

April 29, 2013
Public Education, Special Diet Allowance

UPDATE: Additions to the Special Diet Allowance

Are you on OW or ODSP? Do you have: Hepatitis C; Prader Willi Syndrome; Unintended Weight Loss due to renal failure? You may now be eligible for the Special Diet Allowance. Changes have recently been…

April 28, 2013
Public Education, Special Diet Allowance

Pre-Diabetes and the Special Diet Allowance

Are you on OW or ODSP? Do you have “pre-diabetes”? You may now be eligible for the Special Diet Allowance. ** La version francaise suit ci-dessous After losing a case at the Human Rights Tribunal…

May 9, 2012
Public Education, Special Diet Allowance

Changes to the Special Diet Allowance: What You Should Know

On November 30, 2010, the Ontario government announced they decided to keep the Special Diet Allowance program instead of cancelling it. But, they said, they were going to make some changes to the program. If…

March 30, 2011
Public Education, Special Diet Allowance

Important Milestone for Social Assistance Announced

The Ontario government’s announcements today on the social assistance review and special diet allowance program are both welcome steps forward on the road to improved income security for Ontarians.

“This is the bold and broad review that we’ve been looking for, led by two credible commissioners who we have confidence will lead an independent and thoughtful review process,” says Mary Marrone, Director of Advocacy and Legal Services for the Income Security Advocacy Centre.

November 30, 2010
Policy Advocacy, Social Assistance Reform, Special Diet Allowance

Special Diet Announcement Increases Insecurity for People on Social Assistance

Toronto – Ontarians on social assistance have every right to be concerned about today’s provincial government decision to create a new “nutritional supplementation” program to replace the current Special Diet Program. “The government has given…

March 25, 2010
Provincial Budgets, Public Education, Special Diet Allowance

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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.