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Affordable housing needed to address homelessness in Chatham-Kent Backlash over an encampment in Chatham has increased the urgency to find solutions to the issue of homelessness.

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'Not a good look': Canada Disability Benefit rollout begins People with disabilities are still waiting to see if they will receive the new Canada Disability Benefit, worth up to $200 a month

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Every life has value — That includes the homeless Some Sarnians are opposing supportive housing with signs that say, “We’re already doing our part.” But how much is a human life really worth—and what does it cost to keep someone alive, housed, and sa...

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'The clock is ticking': Report calls out media's flawed coverage of MAID Researchers studied nearly 370 news articles about MAID for mental illness. Most did not include perspectives from people with mental illnesses

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National housing advocate critical of Region's encampment bylaw The national housing advocate is weighing in on the Region's bylaw that would clear the Victoria Street encampment by December 1.

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About one in 10 of homeless Ontarians went straight from provincial jail to the streets: report John Howard Society of Ontario’s paper notes rental market discrimination, income assistance gaps

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ICYMI: Encampments in GRCA parks proof more work needs to be done, say councillors Grand River Conservation Authority properties continue to be hotspots for homeless encampments, but regional councillors say current support services aren't enough

The organization explains on its website the average asking price for a bachelor apartment in Ontario was $1,612 in 2023 but OW rates "stuck below the poverty line" works against the program’s intent of providing assistance so people can look for work.

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‘We’re all one step away’: Outreach team provides lifeline for Orillia's homeless 'I had a life. Then one thing went wrong, and it all fell apart,' man says, noting he would still be living in a tent without support from local outreach team

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Challenges ahead for Guelph’s 'very scary' housing situation ‘We will have to significantly ramp up our housing construction in the coming years to achieve our targets by 2051,’ says city planner

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Lasting encampments across GRCA properties raising concerns Concerns are being raised at the lingering number of homeless encampments across GRCA owned properties in the region.

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He left jail with a TTC token and nowhere to go. Thousands are left to do the same in Ontario, report finds | CBC News A new report by the John Howard Society of Ontario says thousands of people in the province went from jail straight into homelessness over the course of one year.

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InQuinte.ca | Belleville supporting higher OW, ODSP figures Belleville Council is putting their support behind a resolution that would help stabilize those on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program. The City of Pickering sent a resolution aro...

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“It isn’t a social safety net,” she said.

“The poverty line is around $22,000 a year. Too many people are one paycheque away from being homeless, or not being able to pay rent or afford food.”

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Tenants at 2 Toronto apartment buildings ready for long-awaited hearing after months-long rent strike Tenants at 1440 and 1442 Lawrence Ave. W. in Toronto have been holding back rent for months after years of complaints over property issues.

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St. Catharines homelessness initiative at risk of losing staff amid funding delay The Ontario government has pressed pause on close to $19 million for a homelessness initiative in St. Catharines, putting the program in danger of losing staff.

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‘They don’t make it easy’: Canada Disability Benefit poses many barriers Fifty-seven-year-old Toronto woman Leisa Muthra has sickle cell anemia, a blood disorder that prevents her from working.

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Caledonia Food Bank struggling to keep shelves filled as needs rise CALEDONIA—School snacks, shampoo, and support is just part of what the Caledonia and District Food Bank is working hard to provide as the need in the community continues to grow. “We assisted 418 p…

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‘People need housing they can afford,’ City reports finds homelessness has tripled in Toronto, advocates continue call for more supports - NOW Toronto A staggering new report from The City of Toronto shows the amount of unhoused people tripling in the city in just three years.

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Chatham homeless encampment being moved so work can start on Thames River Municipal officials say this is being done for safety reasons as they'll soon be starting slope stabilization work on the Thames River.

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Number of homeless in Toronto doubled in 3.5 years An estimated 15,400 people were experiencing homelessness in the city last October, up from about 7,300 in April 2021, new data shows

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City council in Brockville, Ont. votes unanimously to declare food insecurity emergency City council in Brockville, Ont. declared a food insecurity emergency after a unanimous vote last week.

Brockville, Ont. council declares food insecurity emergency

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Poverty rising: How Ontario’s strategy failed Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy 2020-2025 failed to reduce poverty. Quite the opposite, in fact.

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Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation thinks rent costs $800 in North Bay Social services in North Bay disputes the rental amounts Canadian Mortgage and Housing has released saying they're not reality.

King said DNSSAB also heard 85 per cent of the region’s homeless rely on Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Payments.

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Social Services concerned it could be liable for renting to drug traffickers under new bill A newly passed provincial law in Ontario is drawing criticism from social service agencies, who say it could unfairly penalize landlords—especially those managing public and low-income housing—for the...

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Video - Cobourg Town Hall Meeting Draws Almost 50 Speakers - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond By Cecilia Nasmith/Today’s Northumberland What Cobourg Mayor Lucas Cleveland termed an important community conversation took place Tuesday night

“Easy solutions are very tempting, but if the solutions were easy, they would already be done.

A better action, he said, might be to ask one’s MPP why there has been no Ontario Works or ODSP increases while rents have tripled.

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Despite housing crisis, Ontario's social assistance rates favour people living alone | CBC News A new study found programs meant to financially support people with disabilities, such as Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program, tend to benefit single people more than couples, dis...

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Belleville remains under a state of emergency with little hope on the horizon | CBC News More than a year after Belleville, Ont., declared a state of emergency triggered by a spate of overdoses linked to the opioid epidemic, people at the heart of the crisis say things have gone from bad ...

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Ontario welfare system encourages living alone despite affordable-housing shortage, study finds Benefit reductions often outstrip the savings from living together

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