Changes Coming In 2015 To ODSP Employment Benefits

The Income Security Advocacy Centre (www.incomesecurity.org) and the ODSP Action Coalition (www.odspaction.ca) are hosting an information webinar about changes to ODSP employment benefits.  The date and time of the webinar is December 11, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.  To register go to:https://cc.readytalk.com/r/jp3gqscitgg2&eom .

The provincial government will be eliminating the Employment Training and Start-Up Benefit, the Employment Transition Benefit and Work Related Benefit.

The webinar will discuss concerns about these changes.

Mixed Messages As To Whether Ministry’s $810M Investment Is Really $810M

In a meeting with developmental service sector representatives on November 3, 2014, senior bureaucrats with the Ministry of Community Social Services apparently stated that the government’s 2014 budget announcement of $810M for the developmental services sector over three years actually represents $372M.   Developmental service providers and families are expressing concern and confusion given that Ministerial media releases keep repeating the $810M figure. Ministry representatives say that the $810M figure is comprised of annual and fiscal dollars but the actual amount of new money being invested in the sector is $372M.

Government Issues Response to Select Committee’s Report on Developmental Services

The Government of Ontario responds to the criticisms, issues, and recommendations raised by the Select Committee on Developmental Services in its report entitled “Inclusion and Opportunity: A New Path for Developmental Services”.  
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