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The Liberal government presented the 2019 budget, yesterday.  In it, they made two positive changes to the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). To open an RDSP account, you must qualify for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC).  Once you have that, you can open an...

OPINION If the Liberal government won the last election, people on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) would have seen a 3% increase in their disability income benefits and several other changes that would have eased some of the program’s financial...

The 2018 Ontario budget delivered by the recently ousted Liberal government listed a whole host of changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) that were meant to improve the lives of Ontarians with disabilities and their families.  Most of those changes...

The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) provides a monthly income as well as health benefits to people with disabilities.  But it takes more than having a disability to qualify.  Your financial status is also considered. Fundamentally, ODSP is for people with...

Inheriting money can be a mixed blessing, even for those on ODSP. Your mother passes away and, to add to the grief and stress, you find out she left you $95,000 in an inheritance.  If you are receiving benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program, you know you...

When it really comes down to it, your financial health depends on you.  The decisions you make and the habits you sustain will make you or break you more than any other factor.  Even for parents of children with disabilities. Yes, there are other factors that can pull...