{"id":64395,"date":"2026-04-24T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=publications-page&#038;p=64395"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:43:29","slug":"when-your-spouse-or-dependants-earn-money","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/when-your-spouse-or-dependants-earn-money","title":{"rendered":"When your spouse or dependants earn money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This rule applies to people in your household who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>do not have a disability, and<\/li>\n<li>are not part of any of the groups listed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications\/workodsp\/tell-odsp-about-money-you-make#notcount\">What income does ODSP not count<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They can earn <strong>up to $200<\/strong> in take-home pay before ODSP reduces the amount you get.<\/p>\n<p>If they earn <strong>more than $200<\/strong>, ODSP reduces the amount you get by <strong>50%<\/strong> of what they earn over $200.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if they earn <strong>$250<\/strong>, your ODSP payment will go down by half of $50, which is $25.<\/p>\n<h2>Help with costs related to work<\/h2>\n<p>Employment Ontario and ODSP may be able to help you with costs related to work.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to your Employment Ontario worker if you need help with costs related to a job, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tools, equipment, and clothes<\/li>\n<li>travel<\/li>\n<li>certification and training fees<\/li>\n<li>emergency child care<\/li>\n<li>workplace accommodations, for example, assistive devices or a sign language interpreter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Talk to your ODSP worker if you need money for things that will help you get ready to look for work, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mental health counselling<\/li>\n<li>getting identification documents (ID)<\/li>\n<li>internet access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need to change your child care because of work, ODSP may also be able to help with the costs.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-64395","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>When your spouse or dependants earn money - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/when-your-spouse-or-dependants-earn-money\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When your spouse or dependants earn money - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This rule applies to people in your household who: do not have a disability, and are not part of any of the groups listed in What income does ODSP not count. 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