Developmental Disability

The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) provides social assistance for adults with disabilities in financial need. It provides income and health benefits for those who qualify. This summary will outline the basics of qualifying for ODSP, we have a more...

Jeanette was 36 when her father died. It had been a tough year for Jeanette.  After her father passed away, she had to set up a Henson Trust for her older brother, Darrell.  She didn’t expect her role as trustee – and everything else that came with it – would be...

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...

Understanding ODSP is a job in itself.  People do not know where to start. It’s a daunting task, trying to figure out which aspects to focus on.  There are well over a 100 policies providing hundreds of pages of reading.  Sound like fun?  You can access them on-line,...

Simply because parents earn a reasonable income, own a home and have savings does not mean their adult child can’t seek financial assistance from the government if they have a disability. Too many people are under the impression that benefits such as the Ontario...