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
As of Monday, April 1, 2019, all ODSP recipients and spouses eligible for dental benefits will be expected to use their monthly statement of assistance or government ID (such as a driver’s licence, valid Ontario Health Card, or passport) to access dental services. These changes do not apply to children and spouses of ODSP recipients … More ODSP Dental Benefits: Now Paperless
Re-posted from Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) In a disappointing decision released on January 18, 2019, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled that insurance companies do not discriminate when they deduct benefits received from a Canada Pension Plan Disability pension from long-term disability insurance payments. Background on the Case Disability insurance plays a critical … More Human Rights Tribunal ruling on insurance companies and CPP-D: Reilly v. Ford
Kingston Community Legal Clinic will be closed for the remainder of Tuesday, February 12, 2019 due to extreme weather conditions. Weather permitting, the Legal Clinic will reopen on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 8:30am.
Re-posted from Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) What a “Health Spending Account” might mean to people on OW & ODSP On November 22, the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services announced a number of proposed changes to the social assistance system in Ontario. Among these proposed changes are the creation of something called a … More OW & ODSP: What is a “Health Spending Account”?
Re-posted from ON THE RADAR, a publication of Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) The provincial government is allowing landlords of new apartments to raise the rent by any amount. This month’s On the Radar explains which units are affected by this change, and what it means for tenants. Rent control basics Most rented homes in … More No More Rent Control for New Apartments
Sarah Forsyth | Staff Lawyer Has your landlord asked you to move out of your rental unit because the landlord’s family member wants to move in? Here is what you need to know. Most tenancies are protected by the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006. Just because your landlord says you have to leave, does not mean … More N12: What You Need to Know
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