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Social Assistance and Pensions - Ontario Works

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Proving that you still qualify financially for social assistance
Produced by CLEO
Produced in 2010
This brochure explains the rights of people on social assistance when they are asked for information to prove they are still eligible for assistance.
Available in English, French/français


Support payments when you are on social assistance
Produced by CLEO
Produced in 2010
This booklet explains under what circumstances a person on social assistance is expected to try to get support payments from someone who is or was their spouse or same-sex partner, or who is the other parent of their children.
Available in English, French/français


Appeals and Internal Reviews
Produced by CLEO
Produced in 2009
This brochure outlines the process to follow when a person disagrees with decisions about their right to social assistance from Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.
Available in English, French/français


April 2009 - ISAC Update
Produced by Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Produced in 2009
Topics include special diet legislation, ending poverty project, poverty reduction legislation, new case criteria, new poverty reduction results committee, social assistance review, and decision-making at the Disability Adjudication Unit.
Available in English


Benefits Available to People Receiving Income Support
Produced by Community Advocacy & Legal Centre
Produced in 2009
Prepared for people moving from Ontario Works to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), this resource summarizes the rules that apply to ODSP recipients and describes the benefits ODSP provides.
Available in English


Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit
Produced by CLEO
Produced in 2009
A Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) is money to help with expenses when you set up or move to a new home. This booklet explains who is eligible for the Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit, how much they might get, how to apply, and how to appeal a refusal.
Available in English, French/français


Income Security Advocacy Centre
Produced by Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Produced in 2009
The resource section of the Income Security Advocacy Centre web site has publications on topics such as social assistance rates and issues, the Ontario Child Benefit, and the Special Diet Allowance.
Available in English, French/français


June 2009 - ISAC Update
Produced by Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Produced in 2009
Topics include reviewing social assistance, the special diet case, energy affordability, and the Ontario Child Benefit.
Available in English


La Chronique juridique - Été 2009
Produced by Clinique juridique populaire de Prescott et Russell Inc.
Produced in 2009
Topics include provincial poverty reduction consultations, new deadlines for filing social assistance and disability benefits reviews and Landlord and Tenant Board applications, information from the Human Rights Legal Support Centre on rental rights, and new protections for temp agency employees.
Available in French/français


Under 18 and on your own: Getting social assistance
Produced by CLEO
Produced in 2009
This booklet is for 16- and 17-year-olds who need financial assistance and are not living at home.
Available in English, French/français


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