the wage levels Direct Funding recipients can offer. In other locations, regardless of
wage levels, there may not be a sufficient number of personal support workers
available.
For people living in a Support Service Living Unit there is an additional challenge. Given
that their ability to remain in the Support Service Living Unit is tied to the receipt of
attendant services from the agency attached to that particular location, anyone
obtaining attendant services from another source, such as their own employee, is no
longer eligible to remain in the unit. They are usually forced to move within three months
of accepting Direct Funding. Given the shortage of accessible apartments in many
locations in Ontario, this means that people are often not able to claim their Direct
Funding, since they cannot find a new place to live.