CERB ‘A Slap In the Face’ for Ontarians Scraping By On Disability Payments – Accessibility News, your Online Magazine Devoted to Disability Accessibility.

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Federal aid for people affected by pandemic nearly double provincial disability support Omar Dabaghi-PachecoCBC News, May 3, 2020 Some Ontarians who rely on provincial disability support say the federal government’s new emergency benefit for people affected by COVID-19 is laying bare a double standard when it comes to the question of what’s considered a livable […]

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Alberta wants to boost support payments for those with disabilities and low-incomes

1541731691 786 Alberta wants to boost support payments for those with disabilities and low incomes

[ad_1] Alberta is proposing to increase help for those with disabilities and low-income earners while tying future hikes to keep pace with inflation. The changes introduced in the legislature would help about 250,000 Alberta residents, including seniors and those who receive benefits under the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped program, also known as AISH. […]

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Ontario government to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations

Ontario government to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations

[ad_1] TORONTO – The Ontario government says it is moving to ensure people who receive mercury disability payments are properly compensated by retroactively indexing payments to the rate of inflation. The government says more than 200 people in the First Nations communities of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong receive the payments, which have been frozen since […]

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