ODSP

• 2 suspects charged in ODSP robbery, Toronto police say more victims likely

  Toronto police have arrested two people they say have been targeting Ontario Disability Support Program clients in a robbery investigation.

  Crime

  Jul 15, 2024
  
• MLHU report highlights struggles low-income Londoners face affording nutritious food

  According to the report, a family of four on Ontario Works spends an estimated 40 per cent of their monthly after-tax income on nutritious food.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2023
  
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• Cost of dental care proving to be a roadblock for unhoused individuals in Kingston, Ont.

  An advocate for unhoused people in Kingston, Ont., says the dental benefits included in the Ontario Disability Support Program are well below the cost of many dental procedures.

  Health

  Apr 10, 2023
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• Ontario disability aid change not as beneficial as it seems: advocates

  Terrie Meehan sometimes eats just one meal a day so she can stretch her food supply.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
• London man without medication after Shoppers Drug Mart systems issue

  A London man is without medication after a Shoppers Drug Mart technical issue. The company confirmed system issues, saying most locations have been restored to normal service.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2023
• Study reveals barriers women, gender diverse can face when seeking safe affordable housing

  Brock University research, in collaboration with the YWCA Niagara Region, showed a sample of the stumbling blocks women and gender-diverse people face when looking for housing.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
• Province set to quintuple exempt earnings for Ontario disability support recipients

  Ontario will allow disability support recipients to earn more in exempt funding, but it is unclear how effective it will be with less than 10 per cent of recipients working.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2022
• Fall economic statement offers new supports amidst ‘uncertain’ economic future for Ontario

  The Ford government has unveiled its fall economic statement with a handful of tax cuts and changes as the province braces for ‘economic turbulence on the horizon.’

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
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• 5 Ontario MPPs try ‘social assistance diet’ to highlight ‘paltry’ government support

  NDP MPPs Chandra Pasma, Monique Taylor, Lise Vaugeois, Jessica Bell and Joel Harden plan to spend $95 on food over the next two weeks in keeping with social assistance benefits.

  Politics

  Sep 6, 2022
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• Advocacy groups entreat Ontario government to double social assistance rates

  Social assistance rates have been stagnant since 2018, with a single person able to receive up to $1,169 a month on ODSP and $733 on OW — well below the poverty line.

  Politics

  Jul 25, 2022