Ontario disability benefits: programs, amounts and how to apply

You are not behind. These programs exist because costs are real. Here is what is available, in plain words.

Ontario's disability income program is the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).

Monthly income support for people with disabilities. Payment depends on your living situation, family size and shelter costs.

• How much: Up to $1,436 a month, effective July 1, 2026, after a 1.9% increase. The page does not give a single-person breakdown.
• How to apply: Start from the ODSP page on ontario.ca.
• ODSP also has a separate page on health and disability benefits.
• The page has a separate section on working and earning while on ODSP.
• Official page: Ontario: Income support from ODSP (updated June 30, 2026)

Coverage that comes with the program, or that you can ask about.

• ODSP health and disability benefits: The page lists drug coverage (a co-pay of up to $2 for people 25 and older), dental, vision, and mobility and hearing devices. Official page: Ontario: ODSP health and disability benefits (updated June 2, 2026).

Help with rent and housing costs. Ask whether it can be paid at the same time as your income program.

• Community housing and rent help: Ontario sends people to their local service manager for housing help. Ask your city or region. Official page: Ontario: Affordable housing (updated Oct. 28, 2026).

Door-to-door rides for people who cannot use regular buses. You usually apply once and the service confirms who qualifies.

• Wheel-Trans (Toronto) and local services: Toronto's Wheel-Trans takes applications through the TTC. Other cities run their own specialized transit, so ask your local transit office. Phone: Wheel-Trans 416-393-4111. Official page: TTC: Wheel-Trans eligibility and re-registration.

Permits are issued by the province or by a named organization.

• Accessible parking permit: The permit is free. Apply with form SR-LV-129 through ServiceOntario. Official page: Ontario: Get an accessible parking permit (updated Oct. 27, 2026).

Legal aid can help if a benefit is refused or cut off. Ask about an appeal.

• Legal Aid Ontario: Income limits on the page: under $18,795 for one person for family and immigration matters, and under $45,440 for criminal matters. We could not confirm the date of these limits, so check the page. Phone: 1-800-668-8258 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Eastern). Official page: Legal Aid Ontario.

These come through your tax return. File every year, even with no income, so the CRA can work them out.

• Ontario credits on your return (2025 tax year): Disability amount for yourself: $10,298 (ON428, line 58440). Medical expense limits on the page: attendant care up to $17,627, an adapted van up to $8,813, and an accessible move up to $3,525. The Ontario Trillium Benefit is paid monthly from July 2026 to June 2027 and includes the energy and property tax credit and the Northern Ontario energy credit. The seniors' public transit credit is 15% of up to $3,000, so up to $450, for people 65 and older. Official page: CRA: Ontario tax information for 2025 (modified Jan. 20, 2026).

We link to the official page for each program. These are the things the pages do not settle, so it helps to ask:

• How much you would receive in your living situation.
• How earnings and savings affect your payment.
• Which health benefits you can get.

Federal programs are paid by the federal government and are the same in every province and territory. Your provincial office may count some of them as income, so ask how they fit together.

• Federal disability programs and amounts
• Disability Tax Credit
• RDSP
• Tax help hub

• Say who you are and your province: "I am calling to ask about disability support."
• Ask: "What programs could I apply for, and what do I need to bring?"
• Ask: "How does working or saving a little affect my payment?"
• Ask: "What happens to my health and drug coverage?"
• Write down the date, the name of the person and what they said. Ask for it in writing if you can.