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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1975
The Minister of Community
and Social Services, Rene Brun-
elle, announced in the Legislat-
ure this week changes in the
Family Benefits Allowance and
General Welfare Assistance
programs. These changes are
designed to improve the situat-
ion of those on Family Benefits
and General Welfare Assistance.
The changes will bring about an
increase in allowances for those
receiving benefits under these
programs and will provide incen•
tives for part-time employment
and help in returning to the
work force. These changes are
in line with the Throne Speech
of March 11, 1975, to protect
those on a fixed income from
inflation, and in addition,
complements the GAINS incr-
ease of May 1st.
The Family Benefits Allow-
ance is basically comprised of
two components --shelter and
ordinary needs.
The new rate for shelter for
a single person is $75., an
increase of $5.; for a family
consisting of two persons for
fuel costs included in the rent --
$130. an increase of $10. and
for fuel cost not included in the
rent, $120. an increase of $10.
Under the rates for the Ord-
inary Needs a single person will
receive $190., an increase of
$20., a couple will receive
$338., an increase of $42.,
a mother with one child will
receive $431., an increase of
$46., a mother with four child-
ren will receive $477., an in-
crease of $48.
The increase will vary in
particular cases in accordance
with the age and number of
children, housing costs and
other factors such as provision
for special diets, etc.,
Increased payments will also
be made to dependants of
GAINS cases.
Increased benefits for recip-
ients of the General Welfare
Assistance administered by the
municipalities are, for single
persons $177., an increase of
$14., couples $300., an inc-
rease of $22., two adults and
one child, $349., an increase
of $24., two adults and two
children $392., an increase of
$26.
A Back to School allowance
is also featured to ensure that
the needs of school age child-
ren are better met. This all-
owance consists of $25 per
child up to 12 years of age and
$50 per child 13 years and over.
It is payable once a year and is
designed to help families meet
the added expenses at the beg-
inning of a new school year.
The Province will also now
assume the responsibilityof
meeting the costs of eyeglasses
and hearing aids for FBA and
GAINS -disabled cases. This
responsibility was formerly at
the discretion of the Municipal-
ity.
As of June, changes in the
program will be introduced to
help mothers, receiving FBA
to work part-time. These are,
to enable a FBA mother to retain
more of her part-time earnings-.
the earnings are averaged over
three months --especially if they
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Mothers on FBA will now have
a work expenses exemption
which will vary by family size,
in addition to the existing $100
exemption which FBA families
are currently allowed to earn
per month before their benefit
is reduced.
New features to help and
encourage mothers leaving
assistance for fulitime employ-
ment will also be introduced,
They are an extension of limit-
ed benefits over three months,
continuation of drug, dental
and OHIP coverage for the first
few months of employment and
changes to help re-entry to the
Family Benefits program if this
becomes necessary for a period
of up to one year. Changes to
current programs willlnean an
increased benefit to the 50, 000
Ontario Residents On family
benefits and 158, 000 Ontario
Residents on General Welfare
Assistance. These benefits will
total $36. 5 million for the
fiscal year 1975-76.
Opposition members tried to
persuade the Government to con-
sider action to ensure that the
auto Insurance industry would
have to justify to a Provincial
Government Comm! ssion, plan-
ned increases in rates, such as
the155o proposed for this summer,
following the 105/0 increase al-
ready put into effect earlier this
year. Liberal Leader Robert Nix-
on said the Government has
legislation on the books which
would give it the power to roll
back rates, but it has never been
used. He said this power is part
of the Insurance Act, passed
about 30 years ago and "initial-
ly put in as a threat to make
insurance companies knuckle
under," Mr. Nixon also suggest-
ed public hearings to be held
into the requests for increased
rates, and called for compulsory
auto insurance for all drivers.
Subsequent to the recent
announcements made in the
budget legislation has been
passed implementing a number
of measures proposed by the
Treasurer. Some of these incl-
ude --
Bill 28 - An Act to Provide
for the Payment of Grants to
First Tirne Horne Buyers.
This Act provides for the
making to garnts to persons who
purchase or build for the first
time a home. This program will
remain in effect until Decemb-
er 31st, 1975, The Treasurer in
his budget speech said that this
. grant will cover new and used
homes and apply regardless of
the price of the home or the
income of the purchaser.
Bill 29 - An Act to authorize
the Raising of Money on the
Credit of the Consolidated Rev-
enue Fund. This legislation
authorizes the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor in Council to raise, from
time to time, by way of loan,
in any manner provided by the
Financial Administration Act.
such sums of money as are cons-
idered necessary, " not exceed-
ing $1, 400, 000, 000.
Bill 37 - An Act to amend
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