The new federal Canada Disability Benefit will raise the incomes of some of Canada's poorest residents...
... if the Ontario government lets it stack on top of social assistance benefits.
Prevent the automatic clawbacks!
#canadadisabilitybenefit #socialassistance #disabilityrights #clawbacks #poverty #incomesecurity
Rising food insecurity and cost of living means income supports for Canadians living with disabilities are needed now more than ever. You can help lift Canadians out of poverty by sending a letter to your MP today! #disabilities #Canada #incomesecurity https://www.fundthebenefit.ca
The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills, Social Development, & the Status of Persons with Disabilities is urging the govt to do much better on the income provided by the CDB & protection from clawback by the provinces #disabilities #Canada #incomesecurity
https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/HUMA/report-20?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JVMCftUA1nLxEuvoBrcEJuuzSlfykadIQjTiOc4KCt3Iea3hQx5H_K9pM5fxJWMC6vTd0vpVlGVks6S7NDC9YxR2PhQ&_hsmi=334156409&utm_content=334156409&utm_source=hs_email
And yet a program showing benefits was abandoned: Basic income ‘won’t stop people working’: lessons from Canada #basicincome #Canada #poverty #incomesecurity #poverty #costofliving https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/basic-income-wont-stop-people-working-lessons-from-canada-ubi/?utm_source=tw
A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening? #basicincome #poverty #incomesecurity #inequality #costofliving https://theconversation.com/a-guaranteed-basic-income-could-end-poverty-so-why-isnt-it-happening-182638?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton
Editorial: Old Age Security must be reformed — not expanded #pensions #incomesecurity #Canada https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2024/10/04/editorial-old-age-security-must-be-reformed-not-expanded/
The highly touted GBI plan could be a model for other provinces, but it will take full cooperation between federal and provincial governments #PEI #GBI #basicincome #Canada #incomesecurity
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/august-2024/guaranteed-basic-income-p-e-i/
Right now this is more of a broken promise with the low rates of assistance the govt wants to provide: An opportunity to fulfill a promise: the Canada Disability Benefit #Canada #cdnpoli #DisabilityRights #poverty #incomesecurity #promises https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/08/19/an-opportunity-to-fulfill-a-promise-the-canada-disability-benefit/431796/
Lessons from Minnesota’s progressive turn under Tim Walz #policysolutions #Canada #cdnpoli #freeeducation #incomesecurity #socialhousing
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2023/minnesota-reforms-democrats-lessons/
Jobs in many sectors are increasingly going toward automation. Corporations still get their profits but workers are left with nothing. We need a national guaranteed livable income for all #basicincome #workplaces #GLI #Canada #incomesecurity #automation #artificalintelligence
How about getting it right without more delays & excuses?: Feds 'committed to doing more,' but minister offers no timeline for Canadian Disability Benefit boost #incomesecurity #disabilities #Canada #cdnpoli
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/feds-committed-to-doing-more-but-minister-offers-no-timeline-for-canadian-disability-benefit-boost-1.6883122?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
National school food program won’t solve food insecurity for families. Here’s what can #schoolfoodprogram #foodinsecurity #Canada #childpoverty #incomesecurity
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/may-2024/child-food-insecurity/
The Latest Income Survey Is A Story Of Declining Fortunes #Canada #incomesecurity #costofliving #wages #poverty https://www.readthemaple.com/the-latest-income-survey-is-a-story-of-declining-fortunes
"The negative income tax is a way to provide people below a certain income level with money.
"In contrast to a standard income tax, where people pay money to the government, people with low incomes would receive money back from the government."
Negative income tax, explained | MIT Sloan https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/negative-income-tax-explained
#ubi #universalbasicincome #negativeincometax #taxes #incometax #incomesecurity #inequality #government
Something the federal govt should roll out nationally is a #basicincome: For P.E.I., a model for a guaranteed basic income that is feasible and affordable #Canada #incomesecurity
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/april-2024/p-e-i-guaranteed-basic-income/
The govt just didn't care to provide a fair income: Expert who resigns over Canada Disability Benefit explains why #Canada #cdnpoli #disability #incomesecurity https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2024/04/24/expert-who-resigns-over-canada-disability-benefit-explains-why/
Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050 #incomesecurity #economies #extremeweather #ClimateCrisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/17/climate-crisis-average-world-incomes-to-drop-by-nearly-a-fifth-by-2050?CMP=share_btn_url
There were big steps taken on housing in the budget but it fell short on fighting poverty: Important step taken on the Canada Disability Benefit in Budget 2024, but funding falls short #poverty #incomesecurity #Canada #cdnpoli #Budget2024 #disability https://prn.to/3Q4JZZs
Improving Access to Food and Essential Needs: Options for a More Generous Cash-Transfer Benefit #Canada #policyoptions #incomesecurity https://irpp.org/research-studies/improving-access-to-food-and-essential-needs/
Time to act on Canada Disability Benefit promise #incomesecurity #disabilitybenefit #Canada #cdnpoli https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/04/10/time-to-act-on-canada-disability-benefit-promise/417722/
