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Number of homeless ODSP, OW recipients in Ontario surges 72% since 2019: report

January 21, 2026

The number of people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program who are also experiencing homelessness has shot up 72 percent since 2019, according to a new report from human rights organization Maytree.



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