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…
In October 2012, the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario issued its final report, complete with 108 recommendations. That report is suddenly getting a lot of attention. Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak…
On December 27, 2012, the provincial government announced $42 million in one-time funding for local housing and homelessness initiatives. The announcement says that the money “will assist eligible municipalities as they develop and implement their Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative (CHPI) plans. Funds will be allocated to meet the needs of the most vulnerable Ontarians – including social assistance recipients – to ensure their stability through this period of transition as plans are developed.” The funds will be provided to municipalities for the period January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. What does this announcement mean?
This page provides links to a number of documents and pieces of information about CSUMB, the transfer of partial CSUMB funding to municipalities, the creation of local housing and homelessness plans, and the struggle to reinstate this benefit within social assistance.
Brighter Prospects, the final report of the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario, was issued October 24, 2012. In this webinar, Jennefer Laidley of the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) provides an understanding of the content of the report and recommendations; an analysis of the impact of the recommendations; the policy and political context surrounding the report; and, thoughts on opportunities for action over the short, medium, and longer term.
As has been the case every year for the last three years, the provincial government is applying a 1% increase to social assistance rates starting in November / December 2012. And, as we do every…
The Ontario budget will have a large negative impact on people on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP). Direct benefits to people on OW and ODSP are being cut by the…
Analysis After the Negotiations Now that the dust has settled after the 2012 Ontario Budget, we’ve updated our analysis of how the Budget will affect people on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support…
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…
The 2012 Ontario Budget is deeply disappointing for the nearly 900,000 men, women, and children in Ontario who currently rely on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program for income and other necessary benefits.…
TORONTO (26 March 2012) – Two days before the 2012-13 Ontario Budget, Premier Dalton McGuinty has chosen to break faith with the poorest in Ontario. The Premier has been quoted in all Ontario’s major newspapers…
In this webinar, Jennefer Laidley of the Income Security Advocacy Centre presents information that will help groups and individuals understand and respond to the Commission’s Options Paper. The webinar explains where the review process is now and what some of the problems with the paper are, gives a brief overview of the current political and economic context, dissects the paper to construct a picture of what is actually being proposed, and goes through some of the implications.