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Grant for Racoons removal and roofing
I am a single mom of four on ODSP and I have just done a covered that I have five holes in my roof and raccoons family are living there. My children getting scared of sounds in the walls all night. I need to remove then and get my roofing done asap specially for health and safety reasons as all the contractors said it’s dangerous for your family. Please let me know where I can get grant to fix this problem asap.
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Opening a TFSA while ODSP.
What could happen having a TFSA while on ODSP with a GIC invest of 10k without letting your case worker know?
https://redd.it/1cfmrdw
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ODSP Dating
Anyone else struggle with the fear of:
1) Being judged by dates
2) The nagging anxiety that even if this person is fantastic, it will never work because 3 months after you'd move in together you'd become a dependant.
https://redd.it/1cezcv4
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Not given new deadline for medical review submission.
I sent the DAU a letter asking for a deadline extension for my medical review since I'm having issues getting in to see my drs and I'm not doing well, but I haven't heard and it's been a few weeks now. I have everything mailed to me bc I haven't changed my ODSP email (executive dysfunction is the worst lol) and I don't want to miss anything (which I have and minor things ended up adding to my overpayment amount that wasn't income) but now I'm worried they're just not going to give me one or didn't get the letter. What do I do??? My deadline is May 27th and I haven't really spoken to my drs yet. I'm coming out of a a bipolar manic episode so this is all happening at the worst time possible.
https://redd.it/1ceqhtw
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Heart Failure
Hello I dont know if this is the correct place to post this. Id like to know if Chronic Heart Failure is viable for ODSP.
https://redd.it/1ceb8sp
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Seniors
I saw the Globe and Mail headline “It’s time to retire subsidies to rich seniors” but can’t afford to read the article so I’m only guessing the content. The promise of the CDB being a GIS-like payment had all our hopes up. If only funding for disabled Canadians could be introduced as promptly and generously as it is for aged Canadians. I suspect we are being treated like shit, partly because we don’t show up at the polls the way seniors do. I don’t expect to ever see a CDB payment, as I’ll be 65 in two years. I hate like hell that I’ll be getting so much and be allowed to earn so much more as a retired person than as a disabled person. I hear over and over that seniors can’t get by on OAS and GIS and I think, try getting by on ODSP and not qualifying for all the senior subsidies and discounts.
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ODSP gave me an overpayment for 2.5x the amount I received last year
Hello all. This happened awhile back so I know it's a little late to have an internal review, but if I can prove with evidence that ODSP made a mistake can the debt be fixed? It just doesn't make sense to owe more than I received, but I'm willing to pay everything I did make back.
My caseworker hasn't responded in over a week so I assumed they were busy processing our income taxes. I'm not sure if this case will fix itself but any advice would be appreciated.
https://redd.it/1ce1qow
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Barriers faced in finding/being employed/self employed
Hi everyone, I’m a person with multiple disabilities - visible & invisible. I used to work in the tech industry until I was fired for the companies inability to provide me with remote work post pandemic. For a person with a masters degree in the computer field and almost a decades experience with excellent quality of work, being fired due to lack of accommodation at work in todays day and age is making me wonder what is the kind of world we are building and choosing to live in.
The tech industry must be the most accommodative for people with disabilities giving us the ability to live with dignity and contributing to our best ability to the society. The previous generations had to fight for our rights to be in work places because remote work was unimaginable back then. Today remote work should just be the norm so that people like us can contribute meaningfully to the progress of humankind in whatever way possible.
If all of you can share your experiences, it’d be helpful for me to understand what are the barriers each one is facing in finding or being employed or self employed.
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Sid Sounds Off: The federal budget's not-so-beneficial benefit for Canadians with disabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAdDpfbdzRo&t=15s
https://redd.it/1cduf76
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Inheritance help
I have been notified that there is a modest amount in an inheritance were I am the beneficiary, around 20-25K. I have been told that there is an option to wave probate, I have also been told that I would need to find a lawyer here in my town and have the inheritance transferred to my lawyer or I would need to find a way to get to Kingston to pick up the check. Neither of which I want to do.
What I don't understand is whether I am in the 10K exemption status or the 100K exemption? I really don't want ODSP cutting this in half.
If there are multiple beneficiaries, can a person simply decline the inheritance? Having it drop to the next in line?
https://redd.it/1cdlsyv
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GST schedule
Hi I was wondering when the pay schedule for GST will be up on the cra site? I’m not seeing anything yet.
https://redd.it/1cd51kd
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Raise the CDB to $1,000 per month
https://act.leadnow.ca/CDB-1000/?source=tw
https://redd.it/1cd7ic5
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Hi im trying to view my payment history
https://redd.it/1ccxurr
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Can we convince ODSP to let us live abroad?
I want to live in Thailand.
I did so much research and come to the realization that life would be so much better over with the little money we get for disability.
If they let us live there, I would literally move ASAP!
https://redd.it/1cd0p2a
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ODSP says Shelter paid but they're wrong
Hey, what is going on? My aunt was in the hospital and they took away her shelter allowance. I call the ODSP worker to let her know she is back home but the worker says she doesn't know this and my aunt has been receiving the full benefits. My aunt's statements say otherwise.
What do I do? We don't have all the statements. We have one from Sept 2023 and some from more recently. I don't want her worker to think my aunt has been overpaid.
https://redd.it/1ccwtne
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ODSP/dating
So to piggy back off of what someone else posted
What do I tell the person I’m dating when they ask “what do you do for a living?” I don’t work and I’m not in school yet and I hate lying about it.
I just feel like I have to come up with some lie to make it seem like I’m not some government money leech out of fear of judgment. I literally try to stay alive for a living lol
I could say I’m self employed but doing what? I have hobbies but like not that they’re enough to give me a stable income. If anything I spend my income on it when I can.
It’s feels impossible to date and not be judged for being on ODSP when you don’t even look disabled because they lack understanding.
https://redd.it/1cfh89j
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Dental- London
Please, does anyone know of any dentists in London that accept ODSP?
https://redd.it/1cf6c6g
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Is dental still covered?
I know we get one cleaning a year on odsp, and I'm not due for my next cleaning until October, but I was talking to my roommate, and she mentioned that just a few months ago she went for her cleaning and was told odsp doesn't cover it anymore and it ended up costing her 200 bucks. I'm trying to find literally anything on the government of Ontarios website that says it's no longer covered, but I'm not seeing it. Am I missing something? Or did her dentist lie to her?
https://redd.it/1cf2i7t
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ODSP for student not taking Osap despite being eligible
As a ft student if decide not to use osap, how does it work for odsp? Is it a must to take osap? i've been on osap but what happens if i decide not to take it for next year? Has anyone gone not taken osap as a student on odsp? if so did you just report everything yourself or what happens, how does the process differ?
https://redd.it/1cew3lu
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Income reporting
Can someone report income late for two days , let’s say on the 9th after the deadline of the 7th without getting into trouble. Just asking.
https://redd.it/1ceb9nl
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ODSP, DTC & CRA reassessment question
I was approved for ODSP and the disability tax credit for my child and I.
The CRA reassessed my taxes and now suddenly I *OWE* the cra just under $3000.
They reassessed my taxes back to 2017.
to say im panicking is an understatement.
I have absolutely no idea where I would even come up with anywhere near that.
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Am I at a complete loss?
I know the Gov't will take the benefits, and *i believe i heard* they do not touch CCTB.
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https://redd.it/1cdz4ik
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I forgot to report one of my paychecks
Back in January, I forgot to report one of my paychecks, will I get in trouble? What should I do now?
https://redd.it/1cdm3ab
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DTC application approved but
I have adhd , and have had it all my life - but my doctor put that my impairment started in 2020 (the year I was diagnosed) and so my tax credit reassessments only go back to 2020 and not 2014. How can I or my doctor update this?
https://redd.it/1cdmvq7
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When will my local ODSP office contact me?
I have received the message “The Disability Adjudication Unit has reviewed your disability and found that you meet the program’s definition of disability… Your local ODSP office will contact you soon to make sure you still qualify financially for ODSP income support.” I am wondering when I will be contacted by my local ODSP office as it’s almost been 3 weeks. Thank you for your help!
https://redd.it/1cd7hn2
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Urgent
hi, my husband got gis and cpp $2000 is over my odsp amount, but we are finical separated, what should I do. Will I get $0 next month?very worry
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spouse on ODSP, OW & streaming on twitch
my spouse is disabled so we're on ODSP
Ontario works/ ODSP require me to have a job and put me through a very stressful & threatening process to get one. they kept attempting to deduce my partners ODSP income if i didn't secure a job.
I tried implying that id like to pursue self employment with twitch but the OW worker contact was trying to force me to register as a business & that id have to go through a legal process in order to do so. she really was not very helpful about this and i felt like she made it more complicated than it needed to be.
some time has passed and i luckily found a great job irl & have been working there for over a year. due to financial reasons; the shop i work at may be closing down soon & i need to start looking for other employment.
i had a very lucrative career on twitch in the past, and could definitely make money from it in the future. Id love to go back to streaming full time & simply report that as my earnings, but i dont want to get in trouble because of that stuff the OW tried to get me to do. Is there some process i need to do before transitioning to twitch?
How would i prove my employment to twitch & anything that goes along with that?
its tough because being the spouse of the disabled person I need to prove my employment more thoroughly & i cant risk ODSP reducing my partners monthly income if they decide to not count it as a legit job.
https://redd.it/1cd0e9m
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ODSP & vaccine coverage
I’m trying to get special coverage for a hepatitis vaccine as they’re $80, which to a lot of people isn’t a lot of money but with ODSP being 10 years behind of the economy when it comes to paying people it’s a lot.
Been going back and forth with my caseworker and am wondering how worth the fight it is to get reimbursed? I’ve been reimbursed for other medical expenses in the past but not vaccines. They wanna talk about “vaccinate canada” but then don’t wanna cover any of them other than the ones that came into circulation around 2021/2022? 🙄
https://redd.it/1ccuuu6
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Odsp cutoff?
Hi!
I was just accepted for ODSP, and I was able to work overtime, but was told it wouldn't happen again by my workplace.
Odsp told me they would look back into my statements, this month I made a bit over $1000, that last few months were significantly less, and it will go back to significantly less this coming month, and onward.
How do I explain to them that the money I made this month isn't going to happen again? I don't have a caseworker assigned yet, and I'm nervous they will take away all the money that I'm supposed to start receiving. Please help!
Who do I contact before I get a caseworker??
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