5.4. Lost or Stolen Cash

POLICY

For Ontario Works families with children or persons pending ODSP, we will, by exception only on a one time basis, issue rent money, in accordance with the Ontario Works budget for which they qualify and enter same as an overpayment of the file to be recovered.
 

PROCEDURE

• all cases must be approved by the Supervisor;  
• must be assessed on a case by case basis; 
• must have explored other avenues available to them, i.e. arrange with landlord to pay on a monthly basis, attempts to borrow money, Healthy Communities Fund etc. 
• if stolen, must provide name of police officer that incident was reported to and the number of the incident report; 
• if missing cash is for food, give a list of food banks in the area; 
• do not replace cash for ODSP recipients; however they can be referred to the food banks. 
• consider funds from the Healthy Communities Fund initiative. 
• Second occurrences should be referred to the E.R.O.