volunteer hours on odsp

[sue dube]

does a person still get that 100 a month if you volunteer  some hours of work .say at a food bank or just a store.or a hosbital.or does it have to be payed work.

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[dvernier]

For volunteer work you do not get paid

Denise Vernier

Chair, SD&G ODSP ACTION COALITION

[Frank]

NO!

What you get is a TTC Metropass for the volunteer work.

Take care,
Frank.
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[Ugly Sean]

----- Original Message -----

From: sue dube

To: odspfi...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:02 PM

Subject: [odspfireside: 16576 ] volunteer hours on odsp

does a person still get that 100 a month if you volunteer  some hours of work .say at a food bank or just a store.or a hosbital.or does it have to be payed work.

I volunteer all the time and ODSP doesn't give me anything for it.

They don't seem to care unless it's worth money - then they want to know about it.

 

[nvp]

There are two different possible $100 benefits that might be referred
to here.
1) the Work Related Benefit: $100 is added to your ODSP cheque if
you have Earnings from a job or net positive income of at least $100
from self-employment. This is a mandatory benefit in the law--ie
everyone in the province who has earnings, gets this money.
2) There is no actual right to any volunteer allowance under the ODSP
law. However, in Toronto, and maybe in a few other places but not
many, ODSP recipients who choose to do volunteer work can get $100 for
transporation from the OW office. This is done through "voluntary
participation" in the Ontario Works Community Participation program.
However, Toronto has recently changed its policy about this. Any ODSP
recipient who is applying for this transporation allowance for the
first time, will only get it for 6 months, which can be extended for
another five months. The volunteer work is supposed to be part of an
employment plan, leading to being ready for a paid job. All the ODSP
recipients who have already been getting this $100 for some time, will
not be cut off but can continue getting renewals.
Nancy Vander Plaats
co-chair, ODSP Action Coalition

On Apr 24, 10:17 pm, Frank <fhadza...@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> NO!
>
> What you get is a TTC Metropass for the volunteer work.
>
> Take care,
> Frank.
> ____________________________________________
>
> "As long as there is breath, there is hope."
>

> ---------------------------------

[Ugly Sean]

----- Original Message -----

From: Frank

To: odspfi...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:17 PM

Subject: [odspfireside: 16579 ] Re: volunteer hours on odsp

NO!

What you get is a TTC Metropass for the volunteer work.

 

Not bad. I could go for a bus pass here in Barrie. But where I volunteer at isn't very far from here - at my daughter's school.

 

[Frank]

>>>I volunteer all the time and ODSP doesn't give me anything for it. They don't seem to care unless it's worth money - then they want to know about it.<<<

Complain online here: ODSP online.

If you volunteer all the time they should be giving you transportation money for a metropass.

Take care,
Frank.
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[Frank]

>>>where I volunteer at isn't very far from here - at my daughter's school.<<<

Need to tell it is at your daughter's school and tell them of any other volunteer stuff you do. Emphasis the volunteering.

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[Andrea Heward]

I think you have to put the information in writing like a letter.  I know that where I am ODSP seems to respond much better when I write them a letter, and then at the bottom of the letter I  make sure that I tell them that if I do not get an appropriate response in an appropriate amount of time I will take my documents and letter to the appropriate advocacy agency.  Also sometimes it helps to quote the legislation in your letter....ie according to section blah blah of the blah blah I am entitled to blah blah......like that....hope that helps

[Ugly Sean]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank" <fhad...@yahoo.ca>
To: <odspfi...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:52 PM
Subject: [odspfireside: 16586 ] Re: volunteer hours on odsp

> >>>I volunteer all the time and ODSP doesn't give me anything for it.
They don't seem to care unless it's worth money - then they want to know
about it.<<<
>
>
> Complain online here: ODSP online.
>
> If you volunteer all the time they should be giving you transportation
money for a metropass.

I don't live in Toronto.
And, where I volunteer is within walking distance.

[Naomi]

If you are volunteering and wish to get the $100, you should get the
agency you are volunteering for, to write a letter confirming that you
are volunteering, and giving a few details of what you are doing, for
how many hours a month etc. And then submit the letter to ODSP.
Normally thats what they need to start issuing the $100.

Naomi

[ELEU PONTES]

Does anyone understand the new Ontario Child Benefits payment that's being introduced in July ??? How will it affect ODSP payments?
eleu66
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> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:27:05 -0700
> Subject: [odspfireside: 16662 ] Re: volunteer hours on odsp
> From: nao...@houselink.on.ca
> To: odspfi...@googlegroups.com

>
>
> If you are volunteering and wish to get the $100, you should get the
> agency you are volunteering for, to write a letter confirming that you
> are volunteering, and giving a few details of what you are doing, for
> how many hours a month etc. And then submit the letter to ODSP.
> Normally thats what they need to start issuing the $100.
>
> Naomi
>

> On Apr 28, 1:56 am, "Ugly Sean" wrote:
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Frank"
>> To:
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 8:52 PM
>> Subject: [odspfireside: 16586 ] Re: volunteer hours on odsp
>>
>>>>>>I volunteer all the time and ODSP doesn't give me anything for it.
>>
>> They don't seem to care unless it's worth money - then they want to know
>> about it.<<<
>>
>>> Complain online here: ODSP online.
>>
>>> If you volunteer all the time they should be giving you transportation
>>
>> money for a metropass.
>>
>> I don't live in Toronto.
>> And, where I volunteer is within walking distance.
>
> >

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[abrowne]

Eleu,

This is ONLY for families with children, or single parents with children.

This does NOT affect single disabled individuals or couples without

children.  As of July 1, 2008, ODSP cheques will be reduced by

approximately 30% of the 'basic needs' portion.  Your cheque will

be reduced by more if you have more than one child under 18.

 

You will no longer get winter clothing allowance or back-to-school

allowance.  Your cheque reduction and giving up of the back-to-

school/winter clothing is at least in part the source of the funds

for the new Ontario Child Benefit, which will start at approx. $50/

child per month.  For every dollar your family has over $20,000 a

year (including ODSP, earnings, etc.) your OCB will be cut back

by 8 per cent, but you will still have the reduced ODSP amounts.

 

Guess which ODSP recipients get more than $20,000 a year?

Those paying market rents (which average 73% of one's total

monthly income), those with more than one child, those with

family members receiving extras, such as "special diet", "medical

travel", "diabetes supplies", etc. This is ALL income ... regardless

of the fact you spend 73% of your cheque on housing.

 

With grocery costs promising to rise sharply by summer (which

some are saying will be in the double digit increase range),

increased price of gas (while that doesn't affect most of us

because who can afford to drive ... but it does affect the cost

of heating your home and some transported goods), double

digit hydro/electricity costs, etc. we will actually LOSE money.

 

They promise a transitional child benefit to fill the "gap", but I don't

trust the government as far as I can throw them.  My husband is

trying hard to find work so our family can be completely free of this

circus as soon as possible.  I don't need legislated poverty and

enforced destitution to add to my already high level of stress,

when I am already working 12 - 14 hours a day and losing 50%

of my net income just so he can stay on ODSP.  No way!!!

A

ELEU PONTES <ele...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Does anyone understand the new Ontario Child Benefits payment that's being introduced in July ??? How will it affect ODSP payments?

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