°ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Disability Support Program policy directives for income support
Read the directives for ODSP staff to follow when making decisions about eligibility for income support and benefits under the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Disability Support Program (ODSP).
1. Applying for Income Support
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- 1.2 — Disability adjudication process
- 1.3 — Rapid reinstatement
- 1.4 — Date of grant
- 1.5 — Exceptional circumstances for issuing paper cheques
2. Eligibility Requirements: Who Is Eligible
- 2.1 — Who is eligible: dependent adults
- 2.2 — Who is eligible: dependent children
- 2.3&²Ô²ú²õ±è;—&²Ô²ú²õ±è;³§±è´Ç³Ü²õ±ð
- 2.4 — Absent from °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû
- 2.5 — Tourists, immigrants, refugees and deportees
- 2.6&²Ô²ú²õ±è;—&²Ô²ú²õ±è;±õ²Ô³¦²¹°ù³¦±ð°ù²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô
- 2.7 — People involved in labour disputes
- 2.8 — Participation requirements for non-disabled adult dependents
- 2.9 — Medical reviews
3. Documentation Requirements
4. Assets
- 4.1 — Definition and treatment of assets
- 4.2 — Real property
- 4.4 — Transfer of assets for inadequate consideration
- 4.5 — Motor vehicles
- 4.6 — Compensation awards
- 4.7 — Funds held in trust
- 4.8 — Life insurance policies
- 4.9 — Pre-paid funerals
- 4.10 — Registered disability savings plans
5. Income
- 5.1 — Definition and treatment of income
- 5.2 — Assignment of retroactive income
- 5.3 — Deductions from employment and training income
- 5.4 — Self-employment income
- 5.5 — Child care deductions
- 5.6 — Private home day care provider
- 5.7 — Farm income
- 5.8 — Gifts and voluntary payments
- 5.9 — Disability-related items and services
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- 5.11 — Post-secondary education
- 5.12 — Mortgage receivable
- 5.13 — Adoption subsidy
- 5.14 — Treatment of federal and provincial benefits for families with children
- 5.15 — Spousal and child support
- 5.16 — Income support protected from seizure or garnishment
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- 5.18 — Exemption of earnings of post-secondary students
6. Calculation of Income Support
- 6.1 — Basic needs calculation
- 6.2 — Shelter calculation
- 6.3 — Board and lodge
- 6.4 — Special diet allowance
- 6.5 — Pregnancy/breast-feeding nutritional allowance
7. Extension of Income Support
8. Recipients in Institutional Settings
- 8.1 — Budgetary requirements for recipients living in residences providing specialized care
- 8.2 — Treatment of budgetary requirements – temporary stays in a hospital or substance abuse recovery home
- 8.3 — Special items for residents in chronic care
- 8.4 — Travel and transportation allowances for recipients in charitable institutions
- 8.5 — Budgetary requirements for applicants/recipients residing in interval or transition homes
9. Benefits
- 9.1 — Employment and training start up benefit and up front child care costs
- 9.3 — Heating costs
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- 9.6 — Assistive devices
- 9.7 — Dental benefits
- 9.8 — Drug benefits
- 9.9 — Guide dog benefit
- 9.10 — Extended health benefit
- 9.11 — Hearing aids
- 9.12 — Mandatory special necessities
- 9.13 — Mobility devices batteries and repairs
- 9.14 — Vision care benefits
- 9.16 — Discretionary benefit for low-cost energy-conservation measures
- 9.17 — Employment transition benefit
- 9.18 — Work-related benefit
- 9.19 — Transitional health benefit
- 9.20 — Transition child benefit
10. Trustees and Pay Direct
11. Recovery of Funds
- 11.1 — Recovery of overpayments
- 11.2 — Overpayments due to excess assets
- 11.3 — Spouse's overpayment
- 11.4 — Portability of overpayment
12. Fraud And Information Sharing
13. Internal Reviews And Appeals
Updated: March 29, 2022
Published: March 27, 2022