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LEGAL GUIDE: ONTARIO DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM (ODSP)Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Law(0. January 2. 01. 6)Chapter 3 - Income Support. Overview(a) General(b) Example(c) Budgetary Requirements. Renters and Home Owners(a) Overview(b) Basic Needs(c) Shelter. Maximum Shelter Amounts.
Shared Accomodation Shelter Expense Allocation. Shared Accomodation Shelter Expense Allocation in Public Housing(d) Maximum Basic Needs and Shelter for Two Spouses(e) Northern Supplement. Comment. Prisoners. Institutional Residents(a) Overview. Categorically- ODSP eligible. Otherwise- ODSP Eligible. ODSP- Ineligible(b) Categorically- ODSP Eligible.
Psychiatric Facilities . Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Homewood Health Centre (Guelph). Homes for Special Care Act Facilities. SSPSIPDD/A Facilities(c) Otherwise ODSP Eligible. Facilities for the Chronically- Ill.
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ODSP can't afford average rent in Hamilton. Disability Support Program (ODSP), or the $602 housing allowance a couple would receive for welfare (Ontario. ODSP and homeschooling. The Ontario Disability Support Program Act 1997 and its Regulations do not address the issue of. Income support also includes benefits. About the Ontario Disability Support Program Income Support Who is eligible. The Social Assistance Reform Act: An Information Package. The Ontario Disability Support Program Act.
Homeless in Shelters and Living Rough(d) ODSP- Ineligible. The following simple formula sets out how income support is determined . Overpayment deductions are discussed in Ch. Currently the calculation for this applicant is: $5. Basic Allowance$4. Shelter (maximum) - -- -- -- $1. Budgetary Requirements ($2.
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Deductible Income - -- -- -- $8. Income Support Amount(c) Budgetary Requirements. The amount of these components varies with the size and make- up of the .
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Of course, the more dependents in the benefit unit, the higher the budgetary requirements. The 'basic needs' component is fixed at an amount which depends on the size and make- up of the benefit unit and is meant for general living expenses like food and clothes. The shelter component is set at a maximum amount.
If a recipient's shelter expense is LESS than the maximum, they get the smaller amount. If the shelter expense (eg.
There are however additional amounts (discussed below), such as special diet and pregnancy allowance, which can also increase a recipient's . This treatment and the definition of a . If an applicant's monthly deductions are greater than the BRs, then (generally) they are not eligible for income support on the basis of their income, at least for that month (see Ch. Such 'sharing' of dependent minor children is generally discussed at Ch. The status of homeless applicants is generally addressed in the welfare (Ontario Works) program in Chapters 2: . Such 'sharing' of dependent minor children is generally discussed at Ch.
Basic Needs. These are amounts fixed by law as below . While it does not apply where ODSP eligibility is based on facility or institutional residence as discussed in Ch. Similarly, most other grand- parenting categories are now either spent due the age of the recipient (over 6. Ontario Works (welfare) system (single parents) in June of 1.
Note 2: See sub- section (d) . The fourth (horizontal) row down should be used because they have two children aged 0- 1. Therefore the . Under this change recipients are, for the most part, presumed to be in receipt of OCB and the NCBS - thus making up for the basic needs reduction. The Ontario Child Benefit scheme is explained in detail at Ch. Shelter. Definition'Shelter' refers to expenses related to maintaining a dwelling place which is a principal residence.
It does not include expenses related to premises or buildings in which the benefit unit does not reside. Note that where a recipient is RECEIVING rent as a landlord or as a chief tenant subletting), then such rental income is assessed SEPARATELY from the shelter expense calculations set out here (see Ch. Typically this alone is enough to push the shelter expense to the maximum allowed (see chart below).
Maximum Shelter Amounts. The total of the above shelter expense covered cannot exceed the maximums set out here (EXCEPT in the rare situation where the cost for heat exceeds the maximum shelter amount, then the shelter cost shall be the actual cost for heat .
Shared Accomodation Shelter Expense Allocation. Prior to 0. 1 August 2. General Regulation included rules for how to allocate the shelter component of budgetary requirements when benefit unit members shared accomodation with others not in their benefit unit (ie. On that the date those rules were repealed.
The starting principle (the formula was a bit complex) of calculating the shelter component under those rules was a simple equal division of shelter costs for the residence (typically rent and utilities) amongst the sharing adult co- residents (children were not 'counted'). One beneficial feature of the calculation under the old rules was that no shelter 'share' was allocated to anyone who provided daily physical assistance on an ongoing basis to the recipient or spouse where the recipient or spouse requires assistance in order to function in a community setting (ie.
The net effect of that rule was to increase the shelter expense of the care recipient for ODSP budgetary requirement purposes (which was beneficial if the maximum shelter amount had not yet been reached), without influencing the 'contractual' sharing arrangements made between the 'sharers'. Those rules happily tolerated situations where the shelter component allocated to the benefit unit was actually more than what they in fact paid. With the repeal of these rules the determination of the shelter component of a single ODSP recipient or benefit unit that shares accomodation must default to the actual financial terms of the sharing. So if a two- adult and one child benefit unit shares a $1. This 'new' rule (or non- rule) thus creates an incentive for sharing residents (whether on social assistance or not), to set the agreed rent and utilities share of the benefit unit at - or close to - the maximum shelter component available (in that example, and at the date of writing that amount would be $8. Extreme examples of such arrangments (eg.
It remains to be seen how vigorously ODSP (and welfare administrators, where a similar repeal was made) will push the issue. Those are treated as conventional landlord/tenant situations with the sublettor (chief tenant) being in the position of the landlord, and the sublessee being the 'tenant'.
As well, in situations where a recipient is the sublettor, income chargeability against them from such arrangements is treated in accordance with the normal income rules for landlords (see Ch. Shared Accomodation Shelter Expense Allocation in Public Housing.
There is a specific provision in the General Regulation addressing the allocation of shelter expense when a recipient resides in public subsidized housing with others who are not in the benefit unit . In such cases inquiries can be made of the housing provider - however as a matter of practice ODSP simply applies the shelter 'splitting formula' set out above in . This test is flexible and looks at a variety of characteristics (all of which are judged cumulatively), such as (there can be more): absence of exclusive possession (the primary criterion: whether the occupant DOES NOT have the contractual right to sole possession of the premises); only one private room; sharing a bathroom and/or kitchen (ie. These old distinctions still persist in ODSP and welfare law - although they are often misinterpreted by ODSP authorities. Because of this recipients should not complacently accept the categorization placed on them by ODSP, and may want to consider advocating for or appealing for a change to . The budgetary requirements of both are determined under the same rules . Thus a recipient living in a full tenancy (ie.
These situations arise sometimes when older parents allow their adult son or daughter to reside in a separate self- contained apartment - attached or close to the main family home (eg. Calculations should be run under both . Recipients can then advocate - or even legally restructure - their situations accordingly.(c) Budgetary Requirements Calculation.
The budgetary requirements of a 'boarder and lodger' are calculated as follows: Boarding and Lodging Component . Such 'sharing' of dependent minor children is generally discussed at Ch. While it does NOT apply where ODSP eligibility is based on facility or institutional residence as discussed in Ch.
Similarly, most other grand- parenting categories are now either spent due the age of the recipient (over 6. Ontario Works (welfare) system (single parents) in June of 1.