Wednesday, January 22, 2014

ODSP And Legal Aid


A single on ODSP does not qualify for a legal aid certificate, according to this article, because they receive too much money.

When did this change?


Who is responsible for this?


Why?

But when it comes to eligibility criteria for legal aid, Ontario is on the low end. In a province with a median family income of $73,290, the cut off for a legal aid certificate is $10,800 for a single-person household and $18,684 for a family of two people.
http://www.lawtimesnews.com/201401203721/headline-news/how-does-ontario-legal-aid-compare

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Handing out gift cards after the ice storm was a scripted failure and nobody new.


Handing out gift cards after the ice storm was a scripted failure and nobody new.
Not the government, not the legal clinics and not the media
The people of Ontario would have been better served if help was distributed in this manor. 
Stay tune for more on this issue.

 Ontario Works Act.
Who receives emergency assistance
9.  Emergency assistance may be provided in accordance with the regulations to or for the benefit of a person who meets the prescribed conditions. 1997, c. 25, Sched. A, s. 9.

Ontario Works Regulations
Emergency Assistance
56.  (1)  If an applicant requires assistance because of an emergency, emergency assistance may be paid for a period of not more than one-half of a month and thereafter assistance shall only be paid after an application for income assistance has been made under Part II. O. Reg. 134/98, s. 56 (1).
(2)  The administrator may provide emergency assistance under this section if the administrator is satisfied that,
(a) the applicant does not have enough money or assets and is unable to obtain credit necessary to provide for the basic needs and shelter needs for his or her benefit unit; and
(b) a failure to provide the emergency assistance will result in danger to the physical health of a member of the benefit unit or in one or more dependent children being unable to continue to reside with his or her parent who has requested the emergency assistance. O. Reg. 134/98, s. 56 (2).


Ron Payne
Welfare Legal
Hamilton, Ontario

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