NorthwestOnt

Lets hope he was referring to OW as able bodied. Your most likely right on the volunteer thing to get people off their butts. I for one would rather work and be paid for it than be on OW and be made to volunteer than many hours a month. Volunteering almost 80 hrs a month a person would make more income that what OW pays.

Hmm hope this doesnt repost it started sending while I was typing. Your so right Political Smash. Thankfully I dont live in a city and dont have to contend with cockroaches or bedbugs though some people in my area I may address as such. Crackheads well their all over like it or not. It's pretty sad when we have people like Mr. Canada, thinking people on disability could be concidered able bodied. It's not an easy task to be accepted as a person with a disability. And there is no way any single person on OW gets even close to $1000.00 a month. As well after doing some investigation, I found out that a person on OW has to put in so many hours of volunteer work per month in order to get a full check.

You obviously have no clue Boges . Common sense should tell you that ALL people are expected to pay rent. A single OW person recieves $599 a month, which has to cover rent, living expenses and all other expenditures. If the government pays the rent directly to the landlord, then the OW recipiant recieves the remaining... The Gov. pays the rent of $500.oo directly to the landloard, then the OW recipiant recieves the remaining $99 for the month. This is for all living expenses. heat, phone , food, clothing, and so on. Never does a single person on OW or ODSP have $ 600 to live off of after rent is paid.

YES...OW and ODSP need to be raised.YES ODSP and OW needs to be raised. Though people on OW should be actively searching for work and not keep having more children while on OW. Bring back food stamps (resticted to be used by the recipient only, proof of ID) maybe that will sway the un-deserving from taking advantage of the system and/or spending the money on things like alcohol or drugs. Being a recipiant of ODSP, this is a good topic. Not all people live in Toronto. The cost of living is differant in all areas of Ontario. From housing, heating, transit, food and medical costs, as well as many other things. I for one don't know where anyone can get a phone for $40 or internet for $20. I'm required to send information into ODSP whenever a situation arises (this is normally a few times a month) . Lets say 3x, thats a taxi trip to and from a fax machine and or post office = 6 taxi rides @ $9.00 one way a total of $54 a month. Medical min 2x = $36, grocery store another min of 2x =$36. ( Total $ 126.00 ) . Lets just hope I dont have a specialist appointment: that would mean round trip greyhound bus $116.00, motel $74, city taxi x4 trips aprox. $80, (total specialist trip $270.00 plus meals), Ontario travel grant for medical covers $152 of this and you have to wait anywhere from 6- 10 weeks for the refund. In the mean time you starve. We can't afford to buy clothes, winter coats or boots, we dont have a social life because there is no entertainment money, I scrimp and save for these things, but just when we think all is working out an appliance breaks or we need a medical device etc. I'm sure you get my point. We feel like crap when we cant give our children or grandchildren gifts for birthdays or christmas. (sometimes its easier just to avoid special occasions. Most of us just exist. I dont believe we should have to be torchered by the government just to beable to get basic items needed to live or to make our lives bareable. Such as fighting to have orthotics covered, to get a much needed ankle brace. To get funds so I can have kitchen chairs or a chair to sit in the living room with. I dont expect much , I dont want top quality, just something that is usable. Because of my knees/feet I was planning to move to a differant location, being my home has stairs. January 1st the start up benifit was removed. Now I have no choice but stay where I am. Believe me on the days I cant get up the stairs the floor isnt the nicest place to sleep. Changes to the system have to be changed. Stop makeing the disabled suffer more than we already do.