A Call to Action from Guelph-Wellington: Social Assistance Reform
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- Immediately increase the Basic Needs Allowance by $100/month for OW and ODSP recipients as the first step toward adequate social assistance rates.
- Index OW and ODSP rates immediately to keep up with the annual inflation rate.
- Ensure that the proposed integration of OW and ODSP does not result in any rate reductions or cuts to benefits such as the Special Diet Allowance.
- Introduce an earnings exemption for social assistance recipients with work hours so that a 50% clawback on earnings does not apply on at least the first $200/month earned.
- Introduce an Ontario Housing Benefit to all people with low-incomes, not exclusively to social assistance recipients.
- Immediately provide OW recipients with the same access to prescription drug and dental benefits as ODSP recipients currently receive. Longer-term, extend access to all low-income Ontarians, outside the social assistance system.
This petition is sponsored by the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, the Income Security Action Group, the Wellington-Guelph Housing Committee, and Community Voices.
Special thanks to Poverty Free Ontario for their support.
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Guelph Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, Income Security Action Group, Wellington-Guelph Housing Committee, Community Voices
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