More than 200 advocacy groups have signed an open letter asking the Ontario government to double disability support payment rates and ensure they keep up with the soaring cost of living.
The letter, released by the Income Security Advocacy Centre, said the Progressive Conservative government's plan to increase disability support payment rates by five per cent in next month's budget is far from what financial aid recipients need.
ISAC said that proposal amounts to $58 extra per month for ODSP recipients and doesn't account for the 458,000 low-income people who receive support through Ontario Works. The letter was addressed to Premier Doug Ford, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and Social Service Minister Merrilee Fullerton, and signed by more than 200 non-profits that advocate for poverty reduction and income security. Signatories include legal clinics, health organizations, social service providers and community groups.Bethlenfalvy was asked earlier this month if the government would give the program a boost larger than five per cent in light of the high inflation rate.
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