• 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

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)

• 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