Balance a Working Poverty Budget You’re a single person living alone in Ontario and work 35 hours per week in a minimum-wage job with no benefits. Your monthly budget is $1435. Estimate your monthly expenses and try to balance this budget. (Try it even if you are not from Ontario)

To see how much the 20% of Ontarians with the lowest incomespend in each category compared to all Ontarians on average,

An Ontario-based group produced this interactive simulation that lets you determine how you spend your monthly wages.

“At TVO we have been working hard to address the fiscal reality of reduced government funding and the need to offer innovative digital content across multiple platforms.”

Wander around the site to see amazing education resources for understanding poverty

 


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