No End in Sight for Families on Wait Lists!
There are many Ontario families waiting to receive SSAH funding with no end in sight for them. We are very concerned about what we perceive as a new direction on SSAH taken by the government. This new direction took effect April 1, 2009 and includes:
· there will be no new approvals
· new applicants will be placed on a wait list.
· the 2009-10 approvals of existing contracts will be based on the amount spent last year.
· any approved additional funds will go on a wait list.
· where a family received both SSAH and ACSD funding and no longer qualifies for ACSD, the SSAH renewal amount will not increase to offset the loss.
· any approval that is not actively used within 6 months of the date of the approval will be cancelled.
· applications for renewal that are received 3 months past the renewal date will not be approved.
· an appeal to the regional director will not result in increased funding.
Did you know there has been no new SSAH funds since 2006; for the last 3 years all new funding from MCSS has been allocated to wage increases for workers employed by agencies.
There are many families with NO funding, waiting for SSAH contracts.
Families are the backbone of support for people with disabilities in Ontario.
The new direction for SSAH savings target families who provide the most support with the least resources.
Government should invest in families; Increase SSAH funding; Don’t Claw it back!
What Can You Do?
Let your MPP hear from you how important this program is to families and how important it is to continue to invest in SSAH.
Find your MPP at: http://www.ontariotenants.ca/government/mpp.phtml
Provided with permission from the SSAH Coalition of Ontario: www.ssahcoalition.ca