New Time for Raise the Rates Coalition Press Conference

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Raise the Rates Coalition – composed of community-based anti-poverty organizations, unions, legal clinics, food banks, and dedicated activists – will hold a press conference about the dire need to raise social assistance rates and end legislated poverty in the province on October 24. The press conference has been changed to 10:00 a.m. from 9:00 a.m.

Statistics at a Glance

• According to the federal Market Basket Measurement, the poverty line in Ontario is $2,302/month
• A single person on Ontario Works receives a maximum of $733/month
• Ontario Works rates have been frozen for 5 years while inflation has been roughly 20 per cent over that time
• A single person on Ontario Disability Support gets a maximum of $1,308/month

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Jesse Mintz, CUPE Communications
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Source: CUPE

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