Program is intended to meet the needs of people with disabilities and help them to become more independent

• provides financial assistance to people with disabilities
• amount of benefit depends on size of family, shelter costs, income, and assets
• for questions about the status of an ODSP application, contact local ODSP office at 705-737-1311 or 1-800-461-7551
• To report Welfare (Ontario Works) or ODSP misuse or fraud call 1-800-394-7867

Case worker available bi-weekly on a drop in basis at Barrie Public Library downtown branch to assist with:

• Accessing benefits
• Obtaining forms
• Financial entitlement
• Eligibility

Wednesday 9:30 am-11 am (every other week beginning November 27)

• Since Jan 1 2017 Child support payments are now fully exempt from social assistance benefit calculations and clients are no longer required to pursue child support as a condition of eligibility for social assistance
• Family Benefits and Mother's Allowance programs no longer exist
• people needing social assistance, including sole support parents, must apply to Ontario Works (OW)
• residents of Springwater Twp and Oro-Medonte Twp who are applying for Ontario Disability Support Program must apply to Ministry of Community and Social Services, 425 West Street North, Unit 8, Orillia

• Age Requirements: 18 year(s) and up
  
• Young Adults
  
• Adults
  
• resident of Ontario
  
• verified physical or mental disability that is expected to last a year or more
  
• disability must make it difficult for applicant to care for him/herself, go into the community or to work

• Application form and interview as well as a disability and financial assessment
• those in immediate financial need should call directly to the Ontario Works office, 705-722-3132