Are there other benefits I can apply for?
Based on what’s happening in your life, you may be able to get other benefits, such as:
- Ontario Disability Support Program benefits
- Ontario Works benefits
- Employment Insurance sickness benefits
- Veterans Affairs disability benefits
- disability tax credit
- benefits from workers’ compensation or a workplace insurance plan
Ontario Disability Support Program
The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) is for people who:
- have a disability, and
- have less than a certain amount of income and assets.
You might want to apply to ODSP even if you apply for CPP disability benefits. ODSP may:
- add to what you get in CPP disability benefits if it’s less than what you would get on ODSP
- help pay for health costs, like drugs or dental bills
If you get ODSP while waiting for CPP disability benefits, you may have to pay some or all of it back when those benefits start.
Ontario Works
It can take months to get ODSP or CPP benefits.
Apply for Ontario Works (OW) if you need money now to pay for food and a place to live.
Applying for ODSP or OW
CLEO has resources about applying for ODSP and OW. Read them online or order them for free at cleo.on.ca/inc-assist.
Steps to Justice also has information at:
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