r/Odsp

What we get is not enough to live on, someone should write a letter to tell him to increase it. 1.9% is a joke of an increase the income we get is depressing, we should atleast live on a liveable amount like everyone else, ford is cruel and clearly hates disabled people like us.

Has anyone had any luck getting ODSP to cover iron infusions? My doctor is going to send a request since i can’t tolerate supplements and i just don’t want to get my hopes up if it’s something that ODSP won’t cover

My 22-year-old son was denied ODSP and we’re requesting an Internal Review. He has since been approved for DSO, and the DSO letter states that ODSP will not need to determine whether he has a disability to qualify for ODSP.
Has anyone submitted a DSO eligibility letter as part of an Internal Review or appeal? Did it make a difference in your case? Thanks!

Waiting on a year of backpay + these extra 5 months. Won in February, radio silence until a worker emailed me late June and told me to give them my info. Did that, now radio silence again. No money, no letters in my benefits.desperate for the money man. And waiting so long has made me too hopeful and stressed me out too much.

For those of you who’ve been approved, how did you go about your self report? How detailed did you get? More emotional, factual, detailed.. all three? How long was it?

I’m feeling so lost in the process & any help is grateful appreciated 🙏🏻

How is this living 😭 I don’t want to be disabled. I’d give anything to be neurotypical and able bodied. I don’t have enough for groceries at all till next cheque so I’ll be living on rice till then 💔

I applied for ODSP in may of last year, right now i'm at the stage of waiting to meet with the tribunal the problem is while i can't work the bills keep coming and things keep getting worse.

i'm on OW and use the foodbank but it still does not provide enough. has any one reached out to their MPP to have the tribunal meeting pushed up? is this a possibilty? or is it just a case of waiting 6 months to a year to meet with the tribunal.

I'm getting to the point that things are feeling really dark.

Applied to ODSP for the first time. After you pass the financial portion, you are given the medical forms and you have 3 months to submit them. How many times can you request an extension on this medical package until the DAU finally says no, and you have to reapply and start all over? Once you are approved medically, do they verify your financials again before receiving your first payment?

I got the dso letter after I applied for both ow and odsp, I give a copy to my ow worker and I’m wondering if that was what I was supposed to do or if I was supposed to give it directly to the odsp office

If it was what I was supposed to do does anyone know how long this will take or when and who I should contact to check on the progress?

Gst* is it the same amount?

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping for some advice from anyone who has gone through an ODSP Internal Review or Tribunal appeal.

I applied for ODSP due to severe PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) and was denied because the Disability Adjudication Unit determined that I did not have a substantial impairment that met the ODSP definition.

I’m honestly struggling to understand the decision because my condition has had a profound impact on my ability to function and work consistently. I’ve had this condition my entire life and have sent them documentation of escalation for over 6 years…

For the last year I’ve barely had 5 “good days”
A month and those are spent recovering for the next horrible spell.

Some examples of how it has affected me:
Severe unpredictability of functioning, making it impossible to reliably maintain employment.
Episodes lasting up to 3–4 weeks (sometimes close to a month) where my functioning is significantly impaired.

Significant brain fog affecting concentration, memory, planning, and decision-making.

During severe episodes I often have to stay in a dark, quiet environment because I cannot tolerate light or sound.

Difficulty completing normal daily activities.
Significant social isolation and inability to maintain friendships or attend family events.

An Emergency Department visit due to suicidal ideation during a severe episode.
I’ve now been unable to work for many months because of the severity and unpredictability of my condition.

Since I originally applied, my treatment has escalated considerably. I was referred to the Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, I’m currently undergoing a Lupron (chemical menopause) trial, and surgery is being considered if the trial is successful.

My question is:

For those who have successfully appealed an ODSP denial, what additional documentation or evidence made the biggest difference? Did updated letters from your family doctor or specialists help? Did anyone include a personal statement or symptom tracking?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.
Thank you.

Anyone else not receive payment nothing saying files on hold or any email or anything just no payment

anyone acatually gotten support with getting a job through a agency? I’ve been with one for almost three years and they have barely helped me. I’m not on Odsp as of now

Pretty much the title. I have been harassing them for 3 years, and I finally got my 'person with a disability' decision–yay! A month went by, so I called to see what the hold-up was on getting my caseworker assigned and getting the benefits started. The same day, I got a call back from the intake caseworker who has been handling my case. They mentioned that if there are any changes to my income, housing, etc., I should notify my caseworker, and that was that. So that basically confirmed to me that they are not my caseworker. Maybe a week later, I received my letter and the payments started, but I have no clue who I'm meant to be dealing with. This makes me afraid to use the money, like it's a trick and they will make me pay it back. Has anyone experienced something similar? Will my caseworker reach out, or should I call and find out who they are?

So My Group home/Apartment is emotionally abusive and Mentally i am not okay I want to leave The place But I Have heard Hastings county is all out for the fiscal year I would reckon that everywhere else might be out of funding I hope they aren't it shouldn't be a problem if
I apply in the middle of the fiscal year right? Because

I do not want to live here any longer So I was wondering if can you get Funding still I do not want to live here Help would be

appreciated Yeah Just Let me Know BTW Thanks :)

On 27 April, my psychiatrist took me off work for a couple of months. My work has benefits and through those benefits, I could go on short-term disability instead of EI. I applied and wasn't approved until May 27 ish and was given a lump some of $932.40 for the month of May. Moving forward, I was given weekly payments from the STD and have been reporting it.

I obviously reported all of my income for the month of April and got just over $1450 (at the end of May). I wasn't working nearly as much leading up to being taken off of work so I wasn't deducted nearly as much as I usually was. Well my June payment came and I was only being given just over $500 (I looked into it afterwards and saw that anything like EI is deducted dollar for dollar) but they also said I had an overpayment for the month of May that should have been reported. The amount that I should have reported was $932.40, the exact amount that I did report for the month of May. They're now deducting over $70/month until I have that all paid off.

Am I wrong to think that they have this completely wrong??? I reported the money ON TIME and they're saying that I was overpaid in May and was given extra money (I literally have NO idea how, when what I got at the end of May makes sense for what I reported in April). I'm not understanding this at all and am extremely frustrated.

Can someone clarify for me or explain to me if I'm in the wrong??

Title is vague cause idk how to make this short.

I just got approved yesterday for $781, and I still live with my parents, but I want to move out into a small studio apartment until I can make it through the subsidized housing list. The plan rn is to have me start paying rent to my parents, and then I’ll have the rent cap already so it’s not as much of a struggle when I move. Is there a better way to do that? Also are there any tips anyone has for moving with ODSP?

I meant to do research before I got approved on the moving stuff, but I was expecting to get my answer in October so I’m absolutely not prepared.

Edit: if anyone has any first time renter tips I’d gladly accept anything you can give me, especially if it’s specific to accessibility.

I am currently a full-time university student, and my parent receives ODSP. I understand that a dependent adult’s earnings can be exempt while they are attending post-secondary school full-time or are in an approved training program.

I may have a potential work opportunity that could require me to take a one-year leave from classes. I would not be permanently withdrawing from my university program—I would plan to return and finish my degree afterward. A lot of students at my school do this and I do not care about the income (up to it covers my cost) but the work experience I would gain potentially working at a startup.

Would ODSP still treat my income as exempt during that leave because I am still technically enrolled in the program and have not withdrawn? Or would the exemption stop because I would not be actively taking classes full-time that year? Would I need to take a "co-op" class for that exemption to not apply anymore?

I am trying to understand this before making any decisions. Has anyone dealt with a similar situation or received clarification from ODSP about a formal leave of absence?

My July benefit is the same amount as last month. Anybody else?