• Individuals who require financial assistance right away should apply for assistance through Ontario Works as applications can take anywhere from a week to a few months to be processed
  
  
• Individuals can apply online, by phone or in person

Individuals must be between 18-65 years of age and:

• be a resident of Ontario
  
  
• meet both the financial and disability criteria

Various financial criteria must be met; individuals will have to provide information on the following:

• household composition (who is part of the family, spouse or adult dependents)
• how many children, how old they are and whether they are in school
  
  
• place of residence and cost to live there (rent)
  
  
• household income (for all members)
  
  
• assets, such as any savings in the bank and any property owned

Disability criteria is based on the Ontario Disability Support Program Act and must meet the definition of a "person with a disability" as defined under the Act which states this individual is someone who has a substantial mental or physical disability that:

• is continuous or recurrent
  
  
• expected to last for a year or more
  
  
• significantly limits their ability to work, look after themselves, or get out in the community, and
  
  
• has been verified by an approved health professional (Medical Review)

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