Ron Kitchen, a resident of Barrie, Ont., remembers when disability benefits were enough to get by.
But that changed in recent years after rents started to rise — far outpacing the almost $1,700 that Kitchen, who has borderline personality disorder, gets each month from the Ontario Disability Support Program.
Now, he said, he has no choice but to fast during the day so he can afford food for his two children. He’s also behind on his $2,200 monthly rent, and he can’t find work that will accommodate his disability and help support his family.
“I just personally don’t understand how I’m expected to live,” Kitchen, 37, said, adding he’s worried that the “snowball
