A Resolution Regarding Disability BenefitsProposed by: Jan Maxwell, TorontoDate: 25/05/11Whereas people with disabilities are 11 times more likely to be unemployed than other Ontarians;Whereas the Ontario Disability Support Program provides a maximum of $1, 054 per month for a single person, which is below the poverty line by almost $7,000 per year; Whereas ODSP reduces that amount by 50 cents for every dollar earned by a person receiving benefits;Be it therefore resolved that a Socialist government shall:Implement the recommendations of the “What Stops Us from Working” report sponsored by The Dream Team, Houselink Community Homes, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health;Increase monthly work-related benefits to $150 from $100;Exempt the first $300 per month from 50 per cent earnings clawback for one year.Reconcile earnings yearly instead of monthly;Streamline treatment of EDSP earnings with programs such as subsidized rent, child care and student loan repayment;Expand ODSP employment supports to include training and on-the-job support.Raise asset limits.
