Earlier today, Legal Aid Ontario implemented the cuts to the clinic system as a result of the Ontario government’s spring budget. Please click below for an official statement on the situation from the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario (ACLCO). ACLCO Statement on Cuts – June 12 2019 final
OW and ODSP Overpayment Recovery Rates May Increase From 5% to 10% Background The Auditor General has recommended that both Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) increase the amount they collect toward outstanding overpayments. The law allows overpayments to be recovered by deducting 10% of benefits. However, previously overpayment recovery was … More HOT TOPIC: Overpayment Recoveries
The Provincial budget of April 11, 2019, calls for significant cuts to Legal Aid funding in Ontario. If these cuts are of the reported magnitude of 30%, it could result in a serious reduction in front-line services in the City of Kingston, Township of South Frontenac, and Township of Frontenac Islands. The Kingston Community Legal … More Potential cuts to Legal Aid funding in Ontario could impact Local Community Services
Kingston Community Legal Clinic 