Are you planning on attending a consultation on the government’s Basic Income Pilot Project? Do you plan to respond to their survey or send in your thoughts by email? ISAC and the ODSP Action Coalition…
– la version française suit dessous – Starting later this month, parents on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program will be able to keep the full amount of any child support payments they…
What is “basic income”? How would a basic income program work? What are Ontario’s plans for its pilot project? What does all of this mean for low-income Ontarians, especially those on social assistance? ISAC has…
As of December 1, 2016, people on OW and ODSP are no longer getting paper drug cards to access prescription drugs. Instead, people should show their regular Ontario health card – or “OHIP card” –…
Proponents from all points on the ideological spectrum posit a basic income as the answer to many different problems, whether in income security benefit programs or the labour market. Virtually everyone, however, sees basic income…
The provincial government is moving forward on creating a basic income pilot program.What is a “basic income”? And what could it mean for people on social assistance? Join us for a webinar that explores some…
The provincial government increased Ontario Works (OW) and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates in the 2016 Ontario Budget. As in past years, we’ve created a rates sheet to give people an idea of what…
Two recent announcements from the Ministry of Community and Social Services will be positive for people with children who receive Ontario Works and ODSP benefits. Parents to keep full amount of child support payments As…
The government of Canada has made a number of significant investments in improvements to federal income security programs in Budget 2016. After ten years of erosion of government’s commitment in these areas, Budget 2016 reverses…
Ontario’s 2016 Budget makes some significant commitments to social assistance reform as well as changes in other areas that will impact low-income Ontarians, including those on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program…
As we reported last month, the government recently announced that it had reconsidered its plans to eliminate the $100 ODSP Work-Related Benefit, and six other employment benefits in OW and ODSP, and replace them with…
If you’re not one of the 3.6 million Canadians who voted in the advance polls, you may still be wondering who to vote for. We’ve compiled a list of quick facts on key issues as…