ISAC Staff Lawyer Robin Nobleman was recently interviewed by Press Progress about the inadequacy of OW rates, problems with the low earnings exemption and clawbacks, ODSP application denial rates, and other issues facing social assistance recipients under a broken system.
““Social assistance is a last resort, and people who are facing tough times need a safety net to catch them and help them get back on their feet,” Robin Nobleman, staff lawyer at the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) – a legal clinic that fights on behalf of low-income people in Ontario – told PressProgress … “Our clients consistently tell us they do not want to be on social assistance, it’s a dehumanizing way to live, and it’s impossible to get by,” Nobleman said.”
The article also highlights findings in ISAC’s recent policy report, In Their Own Words, and compares annual OW rates to the cost of housing from 1995 to today.
Read the article here for more great quotes and analysis.