The number of people on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) who are also experiencing homelessness has shot up 72 percent since 2019, according to a new report from human rights organization Maytree. In its newest policy brief released this week, the organization — which describes itself as “committed to advancing systemic solutions to poverty and strengthening civic communities” — says that more than 30,000 people using these programs don’t have stable housing. Those figures, based on provincial government data obtained through a freedom of information request, measure from July of 2019 to July of 2025.