in government tax benefits and refunds for Hamiltonians living on a low income achieved through SPRC Hamilton’s Financial Empowerment and Problem Solving Program (fiscal year 2021/2022)
At SPRC Hamilton, we believe no one should be fighting to survive or unable to provide their basic costs of living. Much of our research focusses on measuring poverty in our community as well as examining policies and solutions that reduce poverty.
We focus our efforts on two main strategies:
SPRC Hamilton participates in:
Join us for a virtual town hall on Wednesday, September 20th at 7pm-8pm on Zoom. We'll examine Ontario's social assistance system & what needs to change! Register Here: Meeting Registration -...
It's Living Wage Week 2022 and Hamilton's new living wage is $19.05. A new report from the Ontario Living Wage Network was released on Monday that suggests hourly wages required to live in Ontario...
The combination of high inflation and frozen social assistance rates is causing a food insecurity emergency for Hamilton residents living in deep poverty across the city. Inflation in Ontario has...
The 2021 Census showed that poverty rates have changed substantially across Canada including in Hamilton. The income data in this latest Census is from the 2020 tax year, and for almost a third of...
On May 18, 2022, SPRC Hamilton and Community Development Halton hosted a virtual Town Hall called, Show us the Money: Income Security in Ontario: Preparing for Provincial Election 2022. Below is a...
This four page report highlights the declining poverty rate in Hamilton, from 21.9% in 1996 to 16.6% 2016, mirroring a provincial trend. The report points to policies and economic changes that have...
This report, Money for Nothing, Debt for Free: Is the payday loan industry cashing in on Hamilton’s rise in precarious employment?, surveys the landscape of payday lending in Hamilton, including the...