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Heather Grant of Hamilton says she and her family are victims of rents spiking in the city and have yet to find local supportive housing that fits their needs.

Panellists at Silver Spire United Church say need for income guarantee has never been greater.

I just lost my husband, says woman who found spouse dead in trailer

The Niagara region is building a temporary shelter in St. Catharines using modular homes.

A new report shows that the average full-time worker in Hamilton would need to earn $20.80/hr to comfortably meet their needs.

The Ontario Living Wage Network released its updated set of wage rates Monday. The lowest in the province is $18.65 per hour in southwestern Ontario, and the highest is $25.05 in the Greater Toronto Area.

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ontario.svg A Canadian research team recently presented a new report on the Ontario Basic Income pilot during a launch event organized by their community partners, the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction. The report, which includes a special foreword from Ontario's former Premier Kathleen Wynne, who implemented the pilot and also spoke at the event,

Agencies monitoring poverty across the province suggest the Ontario government will need to adjust minimum wage to allow for a decent standard of living for many.

Living Wage Hamilton planning for ‘big push’ to get more local employers to adopt new rate this fall

Hamilton’s public school board says it can no longer fulfil a 2013 commitment to provide all employees a living wage because their pay is now bargained provincially