Months after Ontario’s basic income pilot program came into effect, recipients are reporting positive results in their day-to-day lives when it comes to health and housing.
Launched in the Hamilton and Thunder Bay regions last summer, the basic income project is a three-year pilot that provides some residents with monthly deposits. It launched in Lindsay this fall as well, according to the Toronto Star .
The experiment allows individuals to receive a small income from the government without requirements that traditional government assistance programs normally enforce, like Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program. The province will follow the pilot […]
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