Income Security: A Roadmap for Change
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Rent-Geared-To-<strong>Income</strong> (RGI): Financial assistance provided to eligible<br />
households to reduce the amount the household pays to occupy a social housing<br />
unit RGI assistance in Ontario is currently based on 30% of a household’s gross<br />
monthly income, or a rent scale if the household is receiving social assistance 149 <br />
Society Care: When a child is placed into the care of a Children’s Aid Society by an<br />
order under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 Interim society care is<br />
when the child is returned to a parent or another person after a period or periods<br />
not exceeding a total of 12 months Extended society care is when the child is<br />
placed in care until the order expires or is terminated<br />
Social enterprise: Enterprises that use business strategies to achieve a social or<br />
environmental impact While generating revenue they also expressly intend to<br />
create positive outcomes, and measure their results accordingly 150 <br />
Social inclusion: Social inclusion is based on notions of belonging, acceptance<br />
and recognition and entails the realization of full and equal participation in<br />
economic, social, cultural and political institutions It is about recognizing and<br />
valuing diversity; it is about engendering feelings of belonging by increasing social<br />
equality and the participation of diverse and disadvantaged populations 151 <br />
Special Diet Allowance (SDA): An Ontario government program that helps<br />
eligible social assistance recipients with the extra costs of a special diet <strong>for</strong> a<br />
medical condition listed on the Special Diets Schedule 152 <br />
149 Rent-geared-to-income calculations are based on Ont Reg 298/01 under<br />
the Housing Services Act, 2011 Please see: https://wwwontarioca/laws/<br />
regulation/010298<br />
150 Please see: https://wwwontarioca/page/ontarios-social-enterprisestrategy-2016-2021<br />
151 Source: https://files.ontario.ca/ar-2001_ard_report_tagged_final-s.pdf pg 55<br />
152 For more in<strong>for</strong>mation on the SDA please see: http://wwwmcssgovonca/en/mcss/<br />
programs/social/special_diet_apply.aspx<br />
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