Court decision extends long-term income support to those dependent on alcohol or drugs.
On 20 April 2009, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice upheld a decision of the Social Benefits Tribunal which found the exclusion from long-term income support of people suffering from alcohol or drug dependency to be discriminatory.
D000437:Alcoholism; D002170:Canada; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D011632:Public Assistance; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders