Welfare Reform in Ontario: Tough Times in Mothers' Lives

Julie Ann McMullin, Lorraine Davies and Gale Cassidy

Canadian Public Policy, 2002, vol. 28, issue 2, 297-313

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between income security policies and mothers' poverty. We evaluate qualitatively how changes to Ontario's social welfare system brought about by the 1997 Social Assistance Reform Act have affected mothers' financial security. We find that cuts to social assistance benefits and eligibility restrictions can undermine their ability to care adequately for their children and argue that these cuts can also make it more difficult for them to find employment. Moreover, social welfare programs do not take the specific needs and circumstances of mothers, particularly single mothers, into account. We conclude by suggesting social policy changes that would promote the economic security of women.

Date: 2002
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