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Under the Government of Ontario's "Zero Tolerance" policy for welfare
fraud, anyone convicted of social assistance fraud committed, in whole
or in part, on or after April 1, 2000, is permanently ineligible for social
assistance.
Table 1:
Individuals permanently ineligible for social assistance as a result of
being convicted of social assistance fraud (April 1, 2000 to November
27, 2002)
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Family
Type
|
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Single
|
Couple
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Sole-Support
Parent
|
Total
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| ODSP
- Ontario
Disability Support Program |
9
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2
|
2
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13
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| OW
- Ontario
Works |
39
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16
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38
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93
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| Total |
48
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18
|
40
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106
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Source: Ontario
Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services, 2003.
- Total number of
individuals permanently ineligible for social assistance as a result
of being convicted of social assistance fraud (as of November 27, 2002):
106
- Total number of
individuals permanently ineligible as a result of being convicted of
fraud related to Ontario Works: 93
- Total number of
individuals permanently ineligible as a result of being convicted of
fraud related to the Ontario Disability Support Program: 13
These numbers only
include individuals who were convicted of fraud and who are now permanently
ineligible for social assistance. It does not include family members (such
as children) who could potentially still receive their portion of assistance
- but who would undoubtedly be negatively affected by the lifetime ban.
CREDITS: The above
text was reproduced from an RTF document from the Income Security Advocacy
Centre (ISAC) website -- pinpoint URL to original: http://www.incomesecurity.org/upload/resources/5_31_banstats.rtf
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