The Ministry of Social Development and Family Services says 36-year-old Olanda Speedwell is still a client of the ministry, having received a public assistance grant in December 2022 after her disability grant was discontinued in May 2022.
In July, Speedwell told Newsday that she had been receiving disability cheques from a young age. She said she lives on her own with her three children and that money is what she uses to pay rent, and provide for her children.