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Source – Peel Social Services
Source – Peel Social Services
Source – Peel Social Services
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- In October to December 2011, the total number of Ontario Works (OW) caseloads registered in Peel was 46,151 cases, up 6.8 per cent relative to the 43,843 cases registered in final quarter of 2010.
- This translated to an average monthly caseload of 15,384 cases in October – December 2011 and was in line with the monthly average of over 15,000 cases registered throughout the four quarters of 2011.
- Throughout 2011, the level of quarterly OW caseloads recorded in Peel remained above levels registered in the corresponding quarter of 2010 resulting in another year of increase for the full year 2011.
- For the full year 2011, the total number of OW caseloads registered in Peel was 184,501 cases.
- This represented an increase of 5 per cent when compared with the 175,776 cases recorded in 2010.
- Measured in terms of monthly average caseloads, this translated into an increase from 14,648 cases in 2010 to 15,375 cases in 2011.
- The higher level of social assistance demand in 2011 was evident throughout the year when the following increases were observed relative to the corresponding quarter of 2010:
- January – March: 4 per cent;
- April – June: 3.8 per cent;
- July – September: 6.8 per cent; and
- October – December: 5.3 per cent.
- Quarterly increases in OW caseloads in Peel have been sustained since the second quarter of 2008.
- Quarterly growth rates for Peel’s OW caseloads accelerated during 2008 and 2009 to coincide with the deterioration in Peel’s labour market changes.
- Although the level of OW caseloads continued to increase, the rate of growth slowed in 2010 and 2011 with improvements in Peel’s labour market.
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