Every year public health units across ON estimate the cost of food in their regions. Through this work, the inadequacies of OW & ODSP have been extensively documented for years.

We've summarize how much singles on OW & ODSP are short after food and rent: proof.utoronto.ca/2025/ontario... (4/11)

The cost of healthcare for an adult living in a severely food-insecure household in Ontario is more than double that of someone in food secure household.

A third of severely food-insecure households in Ontario in 2023 received some support from OW or ODSP. (3/11)

If the next Ontario government wants to change the course of food insecurity in the province, especially severe food insecurity, the place to start would be Ontario Works and ODSP.

Check out our last blog spot: proof.utoronto.ca/2025/ontario... (1/11)

This new dashboard by Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit is just one example of critical work by public health units across Ontario, highlighting the dire inadequacy of social assistance in the province. www.hkpr.on.ca/news-and-ale... (1/2)