New data shows Ontario to deny basic needs to approximately 32,000 children

September 13, 2019

Re-posted from Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC) The Ontario government has introduced a law that will cancel the Transition Child Benefit on November 1, 2019. With Ontario’s changes, families living in poverty who are ineligible for child tax benefits will experience a significant loss of up to $230 per month per child. A typical two-parent … More New data shows Ontario to deny basic needs to approximately 32,000 children

HOT TOPIC: Overpayment Recoveries

May 10, 2019

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

Potential cuts to Legal Aid funding in Ontario could impact Local Community Services

April 17, 2019

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

Human Rights Tribunal ruling on insurance companies and CPP-D: Reilly v. Ford

February 12, 2019

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

OW & ODSP: What is a “Health Spending Account”?

February 5, 2019

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”?