Securing access to affordable and stable housing without forgoing other necessities has become increasingly challenging for low-income Ontarians. Many organizations, from both the private sector and front-line agencies, are advocating for the introduction of an Ontario Housing Benefit to ease the burden of housing costs for social assistance recipients and the working poor. More about the proposed benefit, can be found in the following research profile: An Ontario Housing Benefit.

A full report on the benefit, prepared by Maria Cabal Garces, Intern at ICES/The Research Shop at UoG, can be found here: An Ontario Housing Benefit: A Proposal for Low-Income Ontarians.