Resources
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Appealing a decision about social assistance
This resource describes the steps someone can take if they disagree with a decision about social assistance from Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program. This includes decisions to refuse, reduce, or cut off assistance. People may be able to appeal to the Social Benefits Tribunal. But first they have to ask for a review of the decision by the office that made it.
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Can I get money or other support from ODSP if I get an inheritance?
This resource deals with how inheriting money or other property can affect a person’s right to benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program. It mentions the rules about assets, income, and payments for disability-related items and services.
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Can I work and get ODSP?
This resource explains how income from work or training can affect the amount of income support a person gets from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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Can I work and still get money and other help from Ontario Works?
This resource explains how income from work or training can affect the amount of income support a person gets from Ontario Works (OW).
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Child support when you are on OW or ODSP
This resource explains the rules about child support when someone is getting assistance from Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.
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Disability benefits in Ontario: Who can get them and how to apply
This resource explains who can get income support from the Ontario Disability Support Program and how to apply. It includes information about the forms that have to be filled out and who can fill them out.
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Internal review (ODSP)
This letter writing tool can be used to write a letter to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) asking for an internal review.
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Internal review (OW)
This letter writing tool can be used to write a letter to Ontario Works (OW) asking for an internal review.
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Need welfare? How to apply to Ontario Works
This resource is about how to apply to Ontario Works for financial assistance. It explains the rights of people applying for assistance, what kind of questions Ontario Works can ask, and what documents people might need to show. It includes information about the forms that have to be filled out and where to get help if there is a problem with Ontario Works or if they refuse assistance.
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Participation Agreements and Ontario Works
This resource describes the Participation Agreement that must be signed by people who need financial assistance from Ontario Works. It explains what sorts of activities can be part of an Agreement and what happens when a person cannot do what they agreed to. It also includes sections on community placements and how to appeal if assistance is refused, cut off, or reduced.
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Social assistance rules about couples
This resource talks about how spouses who live together must qualify for social assistance as a couple. It explains how Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) decide whether two adults who live together are spouses. Topics include living separately from a spouse, living with a close family member, living with a roommate, and how to get legal help if you disagree with the decision that OW or ODSP makes.
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Spousal support when you are on OW or ODSP
This resource explains the rules about spousal support when someone is getting assistance from Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.
