TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Raise the Rates Coalition – composed of community-based anti-poverty organizations, unions, legal clinics, food banks, and dedicated activists – will hold a press conference about the dire need to raise social assistance rates and end legislated poverty in the province on October 24. The press conference has been changed to 10:00 a.m. from 9:00 a.m.
WHAT: |
Raise the Rate press conference on the state of social assistance |
WHO: |
Lise Vaugeois, NDP MPP |
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Fred Hahn, CUPE Ontario President |
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Ron Anicich, ODSP Action Coalition |
Daffodil Davis, North Your Harvest Food Bank |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, October 24, 10:00 a.m. |
WHERE: |
Queen’s Park Media Studio |
Statistics at a Glance
- According to the federal Market Basket Measurement, the poverty line in Ontario is $2,302/month
- A single person on Ontario Works receives a maximum of $733/month
- Ontario Works rates have been frozen for 5 years while inflation has been roughly 20 per cent over that time
- A single person on Ontario Disability Support gets a maximum of $1,308/month
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