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The Income Security Advocacy Centre works with and on behalf of low income communities in Ontario to address issues of income security and poverty.

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WHAT'S NEW

• Short-term rule changes to OW and ODSP could make life better for people receiving support. The Social Assistance Review Advisory Council recommended 14 changes to government in February. Some have been made, but many are yet to be implemented. See the full list of recommendations in PDF here or in Word here.

• A bold new vision for income support - including OW and ODSP - was recommended by the Social Assistance Review Advisory Council in its report to government. Check out our Social Assistance Review website for more information. And click here to see ISAC's take on why an Income Security Review matters for low-income Ontarians.

• The government's decision to end the Special Diet Program will have severe impacts on people receiving this important source of support. Read more about the decision and ISAC's response. This link will also provide a response to the Auditor General's report from Dec 2009.

• A recent court decision has opened the door for people with addictions to qualify for ODSP. Click this link for more information.

Quick Links

• ISAC has been very involved in advocating for a Poverty Reduction Strategy for Ontario, and in helping communities get involved. Click here to read more about poverty reduction in Ontario.

• ISAC and Ontario Campaign 2000 have initiated the Ending Poverty Project to work with low-income people in nine communities across Ontario. Get more information about the Ending Poverty Project here.

• The Disability Adjudication Unit has recently started doing medical reviews of people on ODSP. Click this link for more information.

• In July 2008, the Ontario Child Benefit started being paid monthly. Click here to read more about the Ontario Child Benefit.

• Click here for current OW and ODSP rates (this link will open as a Word document). And click on Resources for more fact sheets and other important sources of information.

• ISAC UPDATE has the latest news on a whole variety of income security issues that ISAC is working on. Click here to see all editions.

This site also features materials from CLEONet, an online clearinghouse for legal resources, news, and events produced by community organizations and legal clinics across Ontario.