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Designed to fail: How Ontario’s income security policies create and perpetuate homelessness 

January 20, 2026

Ontario’s own records show the province’s social assistance system is fuelling the homelessness crisis. This policy brief highlights how inadequate rates and punitive shelter benefit rules are driving people onto the streets.

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Rising homelessness is no mystery – it’s socially assisted
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Dear Ministers: Increase funding for the Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit in the 2026 Ontario Budget
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How deemed tax filing can make claiming benefits easier for people with low incomes
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Designed to fail: How Ontario’s income security policies create and perpetuate homelessness 
January 20, 2026
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Reclaiming authentic collaboration: What we achieve when lived experts share in the power
January 14, 2026
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The forces that pull us apart are real, but so is the opportunity to pull together to make progress 
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