The Support for Learners, Support for Families, and Ontario COVID-19 Child Benefit, administered through the Ministry of Education, were also available by application. Households were required to request the benefit through their caseworkers and fewer than 50 per cent of recipients received it. This benefit was later extended and provided monthly between May and July. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario initially provided a one-time Emergency Benefit payment of up to $100 for unattached singles and $200 for families in March or April. Monthly basic benefit amounts were unchanged in 2020. The income of the unattached single with a disability was $15,655 and that of the single parent with one child was $23,360.īasic social assistance: All households received Ontario Works (OW) benefits except for the unattached single with a disability who received Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits. Total annual welfare incomes in 2020 ranged from $10,309 for the unattached single considered employable to $33,761 for the couple with two children. Note: Totals may not add up due to rounding. COVID-19 pandemic-related payments are included in either the basic social assistance, child benefit, and tax credit/benefits amounts, where applicable. The child in the single parent family is two years old and the children in the couple household are ten and 15. All four households are assumed to be living in Toronto. The table below shows the value of the welfare income components of the four example household types in Ontario in 2020. In 2020, these households were also eligible for benefits introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Households may receive less if they have income from other sources, or more if they have special health- or disability-related needs. Together, these combine to form a household’s total welfare income. Federal and provincial tax credits or benefits.Federal and provincial child benefits (for households with children) and.
In Ontario, households that qualify for basic social assistance payments also qualify for:
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