Hamiltonpoverty.ca Website Review

HRPR Director, Tom Cooper's recent op-ed in the Hamilton Spectator asking the Federal Government to step in and save the Ontario Basic Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger along with Chris Friel, Mayor of Brantford, Andy Letham, Mayor of Kawartha Lakes, and Keith Hobbs, Jessie Golem wants to share the stories of those on the Ontario Basic Income Pilot. Recently, CBC and the Toronto Star featured a unique and other Ontario communities would par­ticipate in a 3 year pilot project to test the idea of a basic income. There's now a national and international focus on Hamilton as a result of the pilot projectRead more. autonomy and enough money you could shape their health and well-being. But was it true?  They took the idea and created an experiment called the Ontario Basic Income Pilot.  4000 households.  4 cities. 6000 lives. Then it was cancelled.  The stories you will read...Read poverty in society. Rates are inadequate to meet even basic needs such as housing, food or warmth. It's time to provide opportunity and restore dignity for all those who rely on social as*istance. Everybody deserves a future!Read more. rents in Hamilton. Families are being priced out of their homes and displaced by large property management companies that often hike rents working income tax credit and the seniors' guaranteed income supplement could provide hundreds of dollars a month in additional income for low-income families in Hamilton, but nearly 7,000 families don't file taxes and lose out on more than $40 million in financial need quick cash to pay a bill or put food in the table, but borrowing can quickly cascade into de*p debt. Outlets in Hamilton often locate in lower-income neighbourhoods and use misleading advertising to hide high interest rates. At least 16,000 Hamiltonians borrow about $50 move out of poverty. Precarious work, irregular scheduling, short-term contracts and lack of access to health, dental and prescription drug benefits all contribute to a cycle of working poverty for too many working people in our city.Read more.