ISAC Update

ISAC UPDATE -- Current Newsletter

The June 2009 issue is out, and includes information on:

ISAC’s upcoming Forum: “Time For a Bold Review of Social Assistance”;
Final arguments in the lead Special Diet Allowance case at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario;
LIEN’s work on the new Low-Income Energy Affordability Program from the Ontario Energy Board;
Advocacy around the start of another round of ODSP disability reviews;
Unanimous support in the Legislature for poverty reduction legislation; and,
The Ontario Child Benefit goes up to $92, but OW and ODSP take another hit.

ISAC UPDATE - June 2009 (PDF version)

ISAC UPDATE - June 2009 (Word version)

Previous Issues

ISAC UPDATE - April 2009 (PDF version)

ISAC UPDATE - April 2009 (Word version)

ARCHIVE

"Ad-hoc" ISAC Updates

For almost one year in 2007 and 2008, ISAC sent out regular email correspondence with (usually) issue-specific information, all of which are archived below.

Back to School and Winter Clothing Allowances - July 2008

Poverty Reduction Consultations - June 2008

Back to School and Winter Clothing Allowances - May 2008

Ontario Government Anti-Poverty Announcement - March 2008

ISAC Clothing Allowance Update - February 2008

Poverty Reduction Update - February 2008

Government Budget Updates 2008

Ontario Post-election 2007

Ontario Election Update 2007

Summer 2007

Ontario Budget 2007

ISAC's previous newsletter, called "Plain Talk"