Sanjin ZecoApr 3, 2025

The new federal Canada Disability Benefit will raise the incomes of some of Canada's poorest residents...

... if the Ontario government lets it stack on top of social assistance benefits.

Prevent the automatic clawbacks!

#canadadisabilitybenefit #socialassistance #disabilityrights #clawbacks #poverty #incomesecurity

Larry NeufeldNov 22, 2024
Rising food insecurity and cost of living means income supports for Canadians living with disabilities are needed now more than ever. You can help lift Canadians out of poverty by sending a letter to your MP today! #disabilities #Canada #incomesecurity https://www.fundthebenefit.ca
Fund The Benefit

It’s unacceptable that Canadians with disabilities should have to rely on food banks or choose between life’s basic necessities. As it stands, government funding for the Canada Disability Benefit offers a maximum of only $200/month per individual and won’t be accessible to all who need it. While the CDB program is being developed, we can all do more to make sure that people with disabilities are lifted out of poverty and can live a life of dignity.

Larry NeufeldNov 15, 2024
The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills, Social Development, & the Status of Persons with Disabilities is urging the govt to do much better on the income provided by the CDB & protection from clawback by the provinces #disabilities #Canada #incomesecurity
https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/44-1/HUMA/report-20?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9JVMCftUA1nLxEuvoBrcEJuuzSlfykadIQjTiOc4KCt3Iea3hQx5H_K9pM5fxJWMC6vTd0vpVlGVks6S7NDC9YxR2PhQ&_hsmi=334156409&utm_content=334156409&utm_source=hs_email
Committee Report No. 20 - HUMA (44-1) - House of Commons of Canada

Committee Report No. 20 - HUMA (44-1) - House of Commons of Canada

Larry NeufeldOct 21, 2024
And yet a program showing benefits was abandoned: Basic income ‘won’t stop people working’: lessons from Canada #basicincome #Canada #poverty #incomesecurity #poverty #costofliving https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/basic-income-wont-stop-people-working-lessons-from-canada-ubi/?utm_source=tw
Larry NeufeldOct 15, 2024
A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening? #basicincome #poverty #incomesecurity #inequality #costofliving https://theconversation.com/a-guaranteed-basic-income-could-end-poverty-so-why-isnt-it-happening-182638?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton
A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?

Basic income should form part of a practical comprehensive plan for eliminating poverty in Canada.

The Conversation
Larry NeufeldOct 5, 2024
Editorial: Old Age Security must be reformed — not expanded #pensions #incomesecurity #Canada https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2024/10/04/editorial-old-age-security-must-be-reformed-not-expanded/
Editorial: Old Age Security must be reformed — not expanded

The government should consider the family income of senior couples when determining eligibility for Old Age Security — as it does with other social programs

CANADIAN AFFAIRS
Larry NeufeldAug 31, 2024
The highly touted GBI plan could be a model for other provinces, but it will take full cooperation between federal and provincial governments #PEI #GBI #basicincome #Canada #incomesecurity
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/august-2024/guaranteed-basic-income-p-e-i/
Ottawa needs to act on a proposal for a GBI for P.E.I.

The highly touted GBI plan could be a model for other provinces, but it will take full cooperation between federal and provincial governments.

Policy Options
Larry NeufeldAug 20, 2024
Right now this is more of a broken promise with the low rates of assistance the govt wants to provide: An opportunity to fulfill a promise: the Canada Disability Benefit #Canada #cdnpoli #DisabilityRights #poverty #incomesecurity #promises https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/08/19/an-opportunity-to-fulfill-a-promise-the-canada-disability-benefit/431796/
An opportunity to fulfill a promise: the Canada Disability Benefit

The Canada Disability Benefit Act was passed unanimously in Parliament with all-party support. It is every party's responsibility to fulfill its promise.

The Hill Times
Larry NeufeldAug 17, 2024
Lessons from Minnesota’s progressive turn under Tim Walz #policysolutions #Canada #cdnpoli #freeeducation #incomesecurity #socialhousing
https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/july-2023/minnesota-reforms-democrats-lessons/
Lessons from Minnesota’s progressive turn under Tim Walz

Minnesota Democrats took advantage of a narrow election victory to implement important reforms, before their window closed.

Policy Options
Larry NeufeldAug 16, 2024
Jobs in many sectors are increasingly going toward automation. Corporations still get their profits but workers are left with nothing. We need a national guaranteed livable income for all #basicincome #workplaces #GLI #Canada #incomesecurity #automation #artificalintelligence