Raise The Rates Coalition (@rtrcoalition) 's Twitter Profile
Raise The Rates Coalition

@rtrcoalition

Working to raise social assistance rates in Ontario.

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Disability Justice Network of Ontario (@djnontario) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There have been a lot of laws passed in the last session of the Ontario Legislature. Lets come together and learn how these laws impact disabled communities and all of us! 1/2

There have been a lot of laws passed in the last session of the Ontario Legislature. Lets come together and learn how these laws impact disabled communities and all of us!
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So, come join us and hear from your communities and experts in the field to learn together! Date: 28 July 2025 Time: 6:30 PM Place: Zoom Link in QR code or bio djno-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist… 2/2

So, come join us and hear from your communities and experts in the field to learn together!

Date: 28 July 2025
Time: 6:30 PM 
Place: Zoom
Link in QR code or bio

djno-ca.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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The organization explains on its website the average asking price for a bachelor apartment in Ontario was $1,612 in 2023 but OW rates "stuck below the poverty line" works against the program’s intent of providing assistance so people can look for work. cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/icy…

Disability Justice Network of Ontario (@djnontario) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At DJNO, we try to keep track of when disabled and other marginalized unhoused folks are being pushed out of social and wider services to appease the housed owning class. In a 7-6 decision, Thunder Bay City Council has now done just that. 1/5

At DJNO, we try to keep track of when disabled and other marginalized unhoused folks are being pushed out of social and wider services to appease the housed owning class. In a 7-6 decision, Thunder Bay City Council has now done just that.
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Current rates for social assistance in Ontario leave many recipients struggling below the country’s deep poverty threshold and unable to meet their basic needs. unitedinaction.ca/act