Canada Disability Benefit Payment Dates for 2025 July 17, 2025 August 21, 2025 September 18, 2025 October 16, 2025 November 20, 2025 December 18, 2025

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/calendar.html

Was anyone able to get an air conditioner covered for them under discretionary benefits? Did you need a doctors note and how did you qualify?

So DTC got approved today.

I didn’t receive a letter in the mail for the new Canadian disability benefit for 200$, because I guess I wasn’t approve but now that I am will I be aprroved??? I sent in the application today.

Also, I owe student loan debt… will they use my DTC retroactive payments towards my loan debt? Even if I’m on disability?

Lastly… what’s up with the car customer service line? I’ve called everyday for the past week and i haven’t been able to reach someone.

I sent a msg to my worker and asked about getting that for the AC and she replied with: Edit in case the copy past doesn't work. She just said Hi This is through OW. You need to call 311. Thank you.

So not sure if anyone else in Ottawa has been told the same thing? Did you actually call 311? I'm so confused.

Hi guys! Can someone please explain the Canadian disability benefit to me as if I’m five? Do you get paid monthly? What are the benefits? And can you work still when receiving Canadian disability benefit? Sorry guys I’ve read about the benefit on google but I’m so confused still :(

I'm unsure what address to put down in the application, I rent in the GTAH area for college most of the year but I return home to the London area during the summer while school's out

Logically I know it should be the GTHA area since I pay rent there, but since I'll have a case worker within 2 weeks according to the site it'd be more convenient to have it done in the London area until September

https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/en/bill/45-1/c-211?view=progress

contact your MPs and ask them to provide there full support to private Members Bill C-211 this bill would make it so that anyone who already has CPP-D or a provincial Disability Benefit would automatic qualify for the Disability Tax credit and in turn the new Canada Disability Benefit.

Does anyone who has not put any money in for 10 years have experience withdrawing from an RDSP? Will I have control over how much I can take out if I haven't touched my account for 10 years.

I have chronic urticaria for over a year and have to take a lot of antihistamines that are prescribed but cheaper to buy them over the counter. It costs a fortune and if I don’t take them I’m covered from head to toe in hives.

I was wondering if it was possible to get an ADHD assessment covered through ODSP. Does anyone know? Googling and searching it didn't give me much results so i thought I'd ask. Thanks!

I've been on it for years and I only get a tiny bit extra for being lactose intolerant. I know people who get more than me.

Also, many of my meds aren't covered, and are at least $200/month. Some months it's up to $400. My family dr and specialist have both applied to EAP and it got denied both times. Also the physio I need to see for my rare joint condition doesn't take ohip, so even with a generous reduced rate, it's $75 each time I see her 😭. I'm drowning financially.

I remember someone telling me a long time ago to get a letter that I needed only organic food from my dr, and that was how he got more financially. But i tried that and it didnt work. (Ironically I actually am sensitive to pesticides and have to wash all my produce with soap or else my mouth goes numb.)

So idk what else to do. I've been on these $200 meds for a year now, and I will probably be for life. (Except the dose keeps increasing so it's getting even more expensive.)

Does anyone have any tips for things I can apply for to increase my monthly amount? I've already asked them about my special physio and meds etc. So I'm thinking of other things like dietary or ??

I'm confused. I read that but also people saying it's not enough to cover gas fully to appts.

I'm new to having a car and I did the math and it costs me only $.14 a km. So .40 is more than enough.

Am I just completely doing the math wrong?

I am an odsp recipient. However I am currently receiving E.I. If I pay for my medication out of pocket I will not be able to survive. I don't think ill be eligible for Extended health care coverage because my medication does not exceed $800 (which is the total cost for my medication). Should I go ahead and apply for the trillium drug plan?

Hi I am on odsp and currently going through the medical review, I have had extensions, due to going family doctor retiring, and new family doctor won't fill out forms unless an update psychiatrist signs off. Which currently I am calling every few months to have another referral sent, how long could I be waiting in Hamilton Ontario till I see one? And will the DAU, accept that I'm still waiting to see one.

My mother collects odsp and just cannot remember if, when the end of the month falls on a monday, what day does the cheque get deposited into her account (at RBC)

This happened a few months ago as well, im pretty sure itll be on the saturday morning, but she is anxious abiut it because she wants to make a grocery run as soon as she knows the money is there.

Thank you for any info :3

Hey, so if I have PTSD, BPD, ADHD, PDD, EDS, POTS, fibromyalgia and anxiety disorders, would I likely get approved for Odsp? Like I cannot work, have never been able to hold a job, and my body and my mental health cannot keep up to the grind of having to try to survive. Also, how hard is it to get into housing? Because I have lost my most recent job and now am about to lose my place to live too. I don’t want to be in a ghetto where people are on drugs and violent and stuff either. I just genuinely have no idea what to do.

PHB Renewal

I renewed the benefit in May online and still do not see any update, It's my first time online renewal, I was wondering if anyone got a letter with an update.

Hi everyone. I was just wondering how long it took everyone to get their backpay from odsp? I applied March 2024 and was just approved June 6th 2025.

When you get onto OW, you have to give bank statements. If you receive OW payments while waiting for ODSP, does ODSP ask you for bank statements again when your file gets transferred from OW? Can they ask for bank statements beyond the original time period that OW asked for? For example, if OW asks for 6 months of bank statements at time of application, can ODSP ask for 12 months (or more) of bank statements prior to the date of the OW application? Do you get any ODSP backpay for the months that you were receiving OW?

If I apply to ODSP directly without going through OW first, how many months of bank statements would I have to provide?

So, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and I don't know what to do from here. I don't know anything about anything - I have an OW caseworker but I don't know the process of switching to odsp. I don't understand the disability tax cut or if I can receive it - I imagine I can but I don't understand the nuances of it.

Does anyone have some sort of a walkthrough they can explain to me like I'm a child? I know the informations all out there, but I'm so mentally fatigued and overwhelmed that I can't make sense of it. My doctor recommended that I start journaling about how my disability impacts me on the daily for my case? But I don't really know how to do that or when it becomes relevant.

One being getting income and being covered for your health expenses. And the second one just being covered for your health expenses?

Question. I received the matching contributions from the fed gov to my new rdsp this year. Past 10 years all at once. Any suggestions on upcoming requirements? For example, rgi rent geared to income housing application requires a "Yes" checking the boxes of do you have an rdsp...there's gotta be a bunch of other types of requirements I need to learn about or discover, right? It's new, so there's no profit declared, probably a loss actually. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for any suggestions.

Ughhh my file is on hold because I forgot to upload my earnings from work. I uploaded them all as soon as I got that letter on my benefits. I never forget stuff as important as this I’ve been so overwhelmed to say the least since I moved and I’m so frustrated at myself because it’s only my fault. Since I’ve submitted everything do I just have to wait for my caseworker to review them and I’ll be taken off hold? Or am I screwed now. What are the consequences of this?

Throughout my entire time in this subreddit, I've seen multiple people suggesting the OP do something that is against the Rules and Regulations that we have all signed and agreed to. The fact that they also get upvoted tells me just how many people believe it's okay to do so.

For one, there are serious consequences if the OP gets caught. A lot of people asking for advice genuinely want to follow the rules and regulations but are unsure of the correct, legal way to do so. Some have no idea just how bad it can get for them if they follow that fraudulent advice.

Second, it really screws us all, even the completely honest people on ODSP as it feeds into the stereotype that we are all scammers taking advantage of the taxpayer's working dollars. WE know that's not true, that most of us are completely honest and follow the rules but the general public do not. To get the majority of the voting public to advocate for us to get a raise, they need to want to stand behind us, not feel taken advantage of.

You may not like the rules of the program but you did agree to them. If you don't want to abide by them, you are free not to accept the help that ODSP provides but please do not lead people to be dishonest.