Quebec 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.

Quebec's last-resort income programs are the Social Assistance Program and the Social Solidarity Program.

Last-resort financial assistance. Adults must live in Quebec and have resources within the maximum amounts set by regulation. The amounts page below covers adults with severe health-related limitations.

• How to apply: Apply in person at a Services Québec office, online (web form or My Account) or by mail. You may need to visit an office so your identity can be verified.
• The page points to the SimulAide tool to check eligibility.
• Official page: Québec: Application for financial assistance (updated Oct. 22, 2026)

The Québec amounts page was updated October 1, 2026, and it is not consistent with itself, so read it with care.

• How much: Two adults, one with severe health-related limitations: $1,816 a month plus a $118 adjustment, so $1,934. For one adult the text says $1,191 a month but the worked example uses $1,215, and both examples total $1,318 with a $103 adjustment. The introduction also mentions a $45 adjustment that does not match. The page gives no figure for a single adult with a severe limitation.
• How to apply: Same application as above. Ask Services Québec which amount applies to you.
• Official page: Québec: Social Solidarity Program benefit amounts (updated Oct. 1, 2026)

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

• Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan (RAMQ): The RAMQ page says you are generally eligible if you get a financial assistance program with a claim slip (carnet de réclamation). It does not say what, if anything, those people pay, so we print no amount. Use the RAMQ online registration service or call RAMQ to check. Official page: RAMQ: Eligibility conditions, public plan (no date shown).

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

• Shelter Allowance Program: Paid through Revenu Québec. The page we read covers the period from October 2025 to September 2026, so check the current period. Official page: Revenu Québec: Low-income individuals and families.

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

• Paratransit (transport adapté): Your municipal paratransit service sends you the form. The service has up to 45 days to answer, and you can appeal within 40 days of the answer. Official page: Québec: Paratransit eligibility (updated Aug. 25, 2026).

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

• Accessible parking permit from the SAAQ: Apply by mail to the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec. Official page: SAAQ: Disabled parking permit application.

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

• Legal aid (Commission des services juridiques): Book a meeting with your nearest legal aid office. Staff check whether you qualify. If you are refused, you get a written reason and can ask for a review. The federal list gives one office number, for Montréal and Laval: 514-864-2111, extension 6050. Other regions have their own offices. Phone: Montréal and Laval 514-864-2111 ext. 6050. Official page: Éducaloi: Legal aid.

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

• Solidarity tax credit and impairment amount: Quebec has its own tax return. The solidarity tax credit is a refundable credit for low and middle income families, for July 2026 to June 2027 if you met the rules on December 31, 2025. Revenu Québec also has a separate page for the amount for a severe and prolonged impairment. Official page: Revenu Québec: Solidarity tax credit.

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

• Which program you would be placed in.
• Your exact amount (the amounts page has conflicting numbers, see above).
• Health coverage.

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.