From ‘barely surviving’ to thriving: Ontario basic income recipients report less stress, better health

Report on Ontario’s experiment with a UBI (universal basic income).

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By Laurie Monsebraaten, Social Justice Reporter
Sat., Feb. 24, 2018

The three-year pilot project, which began last summer, is testing whether no-strings-attached cash support can boost health, education and housing for people living in poverty.

 

Margie Goold, 60, who suffers from severe arthritis, was able to buy a new walker “with all the bells and whistles” since joining the program in October.  (Bernard Weil / Toronto Star)

Margie Goold, who suffers debilitating arthritis, bought a new walker.

Lance Dingman, who lost his right leg to a chronic bone disease, is no longer running out of groceries by the middle of the month.

Wendy Moore, who has been homeless for almost two years, is looking for an apartment.

The three Hamilton residents are part of the first wave of participants in Ontario’s experiment with basic income, a monthly, no-strings-attached payment of up to $1,400…

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