Our research showed that 59% of households relying on social assistance in Ontario (#OW/#ODSP) were food-insecure before the pandemic. @ODSPAction #ODSPoverty
@TheAgenda recently reported on the increased difficulty of making ends meet amid the pandemic & rising inflation. (1/6)
@TheAgenda recently reported on the increased difficulty of making ends meet amid the pandemic & rising inflation. (1/6)
📺 @mr_lois_lane and @JeyanTVO discussed how ODSP rates are inadequate for meeting basic needs and have gotten worse as they haven’t kept up with inflation or increased at all since 2018 (2/6)
They also highlighted important research by @MacLabour @stephross_mac @PGraefe, showing that half of those on #OW/#ODSPH went days without food during the pandemic. From: labourstudies.mcmaster.ca/research/impac… (3/6)
“You have to figure out how to scrape by with no money. A lot of times, you don't have a lot of food.”
See full @TheAgenda article by @mr_lois_lane at: tvo.org/article/the-co… (4/6)
See full @TheAgenda article by @mr_lois_lane at: tvo.org/article/the-co… (4/6)
We have evidence of what would drastically reduce food insecurity among social assistance recipients from Newfoundland.
*Important to note that this progress was not sustained. In 2017-2018, after 4 years of not measuring food insecurity, NL’s rate had risen substantially. (5/6)
*Important to note that this progress was not sustained. In 2017-2018, after 4 years of not measuring food insecurity, NL’s rate had risen substantially. (5/6)
Currently only 3 jurisdictions index social assistance rates to inflation. Increasing rates and indexing them to inflation are an importance part of the strategies provinces and territories can take to help people make ends meet. (6/6)
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