{"id":46419,"date":"2021-02-02T19:27:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:27:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:39:11","slug":"if-you-earn-more-than-1000-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/if-you-earn-more-than-1000-in-a-month","title":{"rendered":"If you earn more than $1,000 in a month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ODSP reduces the money they give you if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you have a disability, and<\/li>\n<li>you earn <strong>more than $1,000<\/strong> in take-home pay in a month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They reduce it by <strong>75%<\/strong> of the amount you earn above $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if your take-home pay is <strong>$1,500 in a month<\/strong>, ODSP will not count the first $1,000. 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