Rules about gifts
An inheritance is a gift. Usually, ODSP does not count gifts as income.
But if you get more than $10,000 worth of gifts in any 12-month period, ODSP counts the amount you get above $10,000 as income.
For example, you got a $10,000 inheritance on June 30, 2025. ODSP counts any other gift you get until July 1, 2026, as income.
If the total of all of your gifts, including your inheritance, is less than $10,000, ODSP does not count your inheritance as income. You can spend it any way you want.
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