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ODSP Work-Related Benefit

In 2014, the provincial government announced it would be eliminating seven different employment benefits available to people on OW and ODSP and replacing it with one new Employment-Related Benefit. A very important benefit that would have been lost is the ODSP Work-Related Benefit, which provides an additional $100 per month to everyone on ODSP who has income from employment. ISAC supported the work of the ODSP Action Coalition to fight back against this cut. In September 2015, the government announced it was delaying its plans to implement the new Employment-Related Benefit.

Read our posts on the Work-Related Benefit campaign below. Consult the ODSP Action Coalition’s website for more information.

  • ODSP Work-Related Benefit to Continue September 10, 2015 - Low-income people with disabilities across the province have won a big victory in a campaign to ensure that people on ODSP who work don’t lose an important source of monthly income. The Ministry of Community and Social Services has announced a hold on plans to change OW and ODSP employment benefits. This means the $100 ...
  • Save the Work-Related Benefit! May 11, 2015 - ODSP Action Coalition Extends Spring Campaign Starting in October 2015, people on ODSP will lose the Work-Related Benefit. The Work-Related Benefit provides $100 per month to each person in an ODSP family who has earnings from a job, a training program, or self-employment. It was put in place in 2006 to provide an incentive for ...