Demand across the province skyrocketed when COVID-19 and public-health restrictions shocked the economy, and high inflation has only exacerbated the problem
Food banks across Ontario are in crisis mode, as demand reaches record highs amid the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and persistently high inflation.
Before the pandemic, he said, Daily Bread spent $1.5-million a year on food. Now, they’re spending $1.8-million a month. “We do have a concern at the provincial level that at some point, the capacity of the emergency food network is going to be outpaced by demand,” Ms. Stewart-Stockwell said. Under the current assistance system, single working-age adults receive $733 a month through Ontario Works, the province’s main income assistance program, or $1,228 a month through the Ontario Disability Support Program.
“The poverty line in Toronto is $2,100. So we legislate that if you are disabled in Ontario, you must be in poverty,” Mr. Hetherington said.
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