Hamilton Woman’s ODSP Cut After Selling Her Home to Pay Off Debt

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Patricia Atkinson says selling her home to her daughter was the best way to stay in her house Saira PeeskerCBC News, Apr. 11, 2021 Patricia Atkinson, 58, has lived in the same two-storey house in Hamilton’s Keith neighbourhood for 25 years. In this part of the central lower city, neighbours know each other and Atkinson […]

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Canadians Relying on ODSP Facing Constant Struggle to Make Ends Meet – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Those lucky enough to be in ignorance of how the Ontario disability (ODSP) program works easily can shrug it off with the notions of “free money” and “limitless benefits”. However, there are many unpleasant realities to this essential social service system that only ensures a maximum monthly stipend of $1,169 ” well below Canada’s official […]

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ODSP Recipients Calling for Help, Exploring Assisted Dying – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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by Cynthia Mulligan and Mahnoor YawarCity News, Sept. 2, 2020 COVID-19 has proven itself as not an equal opportunity crisis, revealing cracks in the system that leave the most vulnerable exposed. Low income and racialized communities have been hit the hardest, but there is another group that feels abandoned and ignored – people with disabilities. […]

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