{"id":46770,"date":"2012-04-11T20:47:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T00:47:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:13:06","slug":"are-there-other-benefits-i-can-apply","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/are-there-other-benefits-i-can-apply","title":{"rendered":"Are there other benefits I can apply for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Based on what&#8217;s happening in your life, you may be able to get other benefits, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ontario Disability Support Program benefits<\/li>\n<li>Ontario Works benefits<\/li>\n<li>Employment Insurance sickness benefits<\/li>\n<li>Veterans Affairs disability benefits<\/li>\n<li>disability tax credit<\/li>\n<li>benefits from workers&#8217; compensation or a workplace insurance plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ontario Disability Support Program<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)<\/strong> is for people who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have a disability, and<\/li>\n<li>have less than a certain amount of income and assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might want to apply to ODSP even if you apply for CPP disability benefits. ODSP may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>add to what you get in CPP disability benefits if it&#8217;s less than what you would get on ODSP<\/li>\n<li>help pay for health costs, like drugs or dental bills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Ontario Works<\/h2>\n<p>It can take months to get ODSP or CPP benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Apply for <strong>Ontario Works (OW)<\/strong> if you need money now to pay for food and a place to live.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Applying for ODSP or OW<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CLEO has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/resources-and-publications\/income-assistance\">resources about applying for ODSP and OW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Steps to Justice also has information at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/income-assistance\/how-do-i-apply-ontario-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepstojustice.ca\/apply-OW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stepstojustice.ca\/questions\/income-assistance\/how-do-i-start-odsp-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepstojustice.ca\/apply-ODSP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46770","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are there other benefits I can apply for? 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