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...

People with disabilities in Ontario feel they are getting the short end of the financial stick during the Covid-19 crisis. I can’t say I disagree with them. Hundreds of thousands of Ontarians with disabilities receive social assistance from the Ontario Disability...

The federal government has reduced the amount retirees must withdraw from Registered Retirement Income Fund accounts because of the effects Covid-19 is having on investments.  They seem to have overlooked those with a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Sharp...

On November 22, 2018, the Ford Government announced forthcoming changes to the Ontario Disability Support Program’s (ODSP) treatment of employment income and its definition of disability.  The changes were supposed to be implemented at some point during the following...

Think your settlement for pain and suffering can’t jeopardize your ODSP benefits?  Well it can…if you don’t manage it properly. As of August of 2017, an award for pain and suffering is treated as an exempt asset by ODSP, regardless of the amount.  For many...