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Medical support

These benefits can help you pay for the costs of medical care, like drugs or special equipment.

Common medical support benefits

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If you have high health costs and no longer qualify for Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program financial assistance because of your income, the Extended Health Benefit may be available to help you with your health costs.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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If you are living on low to moderate income, your children may be eligible for regular dental services at no cost to you.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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This program helps cover the costs of more than 4,400 qualified medications.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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The Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit can help, if you are a low to moderate income seniors with medical expenses. It can give you refundable personal income tax credit of up to 25% on expenses up to $6,000, which may be reduced based on your family income.

Up to $1,500 tax credit per year 

Easy application

Apply for when filing your taxes

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If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, you and your family could get help with nutrition-related expenses.

Up to $50 per month.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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This program allows seniors to only pay up to $2 each time you fill up a prescription for an approved product.

Approximately $130 per year.

Easy application

Need you to file taxes and apply separately

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If you are looking after a child in financial need and you are not the child’s legal caregiver, you may be able to get money on behalf of the child.

Up to $274 per month, per child.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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If you are leaving Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) for employment, you can continue to receive coverage unless or until your employer provides similar health benefits.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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If you need to attend appointments for medical reasons, OW or ODSP may cover these costs. This includes going to medical, rehabilitation, or counselling appointments.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

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If you have high prescription drug costs and a low household income, you may be able to pay $2 or less for every prescription.

Easy application

Need you to file taxes and apply separately

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Vision Care benefit covers prescription glasses, frames, repairs, and eye exams up to a maximum amount for individuals receiving Ontario Works or the Ontario Disability Support Program.

Easy application

Tax filing not required

Federal

The Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program provides eligible First Nations and Inuit clients with coverage for a range of health benefits that are not covered through other social programs, private insurance plans, or provincial or territorial health insurance.

Easy application

Tax filing not required