Ontario disability aid change not as beneficial as it seems: advocates
“We know that the vast majority of people on ODSP are unable to work,” Manson said. “So it’s not really going to make that much of a difference for the vast majority of people on the program.”In September the provincial government increased program payments by five per cent. The change increased the maximum payment by $58 a month, to $1,228.Lisa Argiropulos is a person with disability who is reliant on ODSP and unable to work.
“Considering that the rates were already below poverty level, you don’t really notice the difference,” said Argiropulos.Jennifer Robson, an associate professor and program director of political management at Carleton University, said the earnings exemption increase in no way closes the gap to get ODSP rates up to an acceptable minimum.
“In a city like Ottawa a single person needs a little over $25,000 just to stay at the poverty line,” said Robson. With the maximum ODSP benefit, plus earning $1,000 from working, the monthly income of a person on ODSP would just barely exceed that.
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