Hamilton woman s ODSP cut after selling her home to pay off debt
A woman from Hamilton, Ont., says her Ontario disability support program payments were reduced after she sold her home to her daughter to pay off a debt. The family’s story highlights the challenges in paying down debt and maintaining long-term financial health for people on disability payments, says an anti-poverty advocate.
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Patricia Atkinson says selling her home to her daughter was the best way to stay in her house
Posted: Apr 11, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 11
Patricia Atkinson, 58, has lived in the same two-storey house in Hamilton s Keith neighbourhood for 25 years and suffers from epilepsy and severe back problems. She receives Ontario disability support program (ODSP) payments that were cut back when her daughter bought her home.(Bobby Hristova/CBC)