The change will be part of an overhaul of Ontario’s $10 billion welfare system that supports almost 1 million of the province’s most-vulnerable residents.
People on social assistance with part-time or occasional jobs will be able to keep more of what they earn, says a source close to sweeping welfare reforms to be announced by Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod Thursday.
Currently, they can earn just $200 a month before their benefits are reduced by 50 cents for every additional dollar they make.The change is part of a broad overhaul of Ontario’s $10-billion welfare system that supports almost 1 million […]
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