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Originally Posted by The_little_didgee
Wow $1500 a month! ODSP pays a single person about $1100. The rent portion covers about half of the at market rents in Toronto and Ottawa. The rest has to be absorbed by the living allowance portion. The fortunate ones get into subsidized housing.
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Not sure what a one bedroom apartment is now going for in Edmonton. We were paying $1400 for a 3 bedroom townhouse. The one thing I wish that I got which AISH recipients get is a free leisure access pass - rec centers, the zoo, Fort Edmonton park.