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Advocates decry Ontario budget's failure to boost ODSP, OW
and Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates. Toronto resident Al Draghici is one of them. They've been living off $343 a month for the past year on OW — they said they didn't qualify for ...
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NDP pledges to double ODSP rates if it forms government in Ontario
This comes a month after the party released its fully costed platform, in which it had pledged to raise ODSP rates by 20 per cent. Horwath pledged the 20 per cent increase at the Brampton rally. “In ...
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‘We didn’t ask to be injured’: Torontonians on the Ontario Disability Support Program fear future without change
“We didn’t ask to be injured and have to struggle every day.” Opposition parties agree that ODSP rates must rise substantially. The PC party indicated no ODSP increase in its pre-election budget, but ...
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Disabled people in Sudbury say benefits fall short as parties promise to increase them
Charles Tossell says ODSP benefit rates are nowhere near high enough to cover the basic needs for people who rely on the program. Tossell relies on ODSP and says $1,368 a month barely covers ...