He worked full-time before he went on disability during COVID, now he’s facing overpayment deductions from his disability cheques.
When the pandemic hit in 2020, he applied for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, and later the Canada Recovery Benefit, going over the eligibility criteria with a fine tooth comb to make sure he qualified to receive the benefit.
Anicich sent evidence including pay stubs which showed he matched the eligibility requirements. He is still waiting for a final response on his appeal.who is now receiving ODSP due to his health, says repaying the CERB benefits is virtually impossible. “After collecting it for a couple of months, I realized they were going to be taking money off of my ODSP, so I had to back off,” Anicich said.
But his illness has left him unable to work, a double blow for the career musician, for whom music wasn’t just a job, it was his passion. “While we cannot reveal the exact criteria that determines what constitutes hardship because each personal situation is different, participation in social assistance programs, family size, and income are among the many factors taken into account,” a spokesperson said Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services confirmed people receiving assistance were encouraged to seek out the benefit.
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