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Home / Public Education / Webinar: Changes to Social Assistance: What will they mean?

Webinar: Changes to Social Assistance: What will they mean?

November 30, 2018

On November 22, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, Lisa MacLeod, announced a number of changes to Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

These changes include:

  • changing the definition of disability in ODSP to make it more restrictive
  • changing the amounts of money that people in both OW and ODSP can keep when they work
  • simplifying the rates
  • consolidating supplements and benefits in both ODSP and OW
  • more emphasis on local service delivery
  • giving people on OW wrap-around supports to employment
  • and much more

ISAC hosted a webinar to discuss the announcement, with support from CLEO’s Your Legal Rights.

The webinar:

  • reviewed the proposed changes
  • explored what they will mean for low-income people in Ontario
  • talked about next steps that people in community can take.

Date:    Thursday, December 6

Time:   10:00am – 11:30am

The webinar was taped so that people who were unable to participate live can watch at their convenience.

Watch the webinar at this link:

  • https://yourlegalrights.on.ca/webinar/changes-social-assistance-what-was-announced-what-it-means-and-what-s-next 

Note: 

  • If you are a group of people on social assistance or work with such a group, please consider setting up a group opportunity to watch the webinar together.

Resources:

  • The Minister’s press release is here: https://news.ontario.ca/mcys/en/2018/11/ontarios-government-for-the-people-announces-plan-to-restore-dignity-independence-and-empowerment-to.html
  • Background information about the Minister’s announcement is here: https://news.ontario.ca/mcys/en/2018/11/reforming-social-assistance.html

Backgrounders: 

  • Many questions, few answers and great risk for people with disabilities: ISAC responds to the Nov 22 announcement: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/many-questions-few-answers-and-great-risk-for-people-with-disabilities/
  • Working while on OW: What Minister MacLeod’s changes to income exemptions would mean: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/working-while-on-ow-what-minister-macleods-changes-to-income-deductions-would-mean/
  • What changing the ODSP definition of disability would mean: http://incomesecurity.org/public-education/changing-the-odsp-definition-of-disability/

Filed Under: Public Education Tagged With: Access to Justice, enews, Social Assistance Reform

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