Income Assistance
All questions by topic
Applying for OW
Do I need a MyBenefits account when I apply for or get income assistance?
1,932I need money to live. Can I get help from Ontario Works?
34,576I’m under 18 and do not live with my parents. Can I get OW?
19,986Can I be on OW if I’m not a permanent resident or citizen?
17,861I used to be on OW and I need it again. What can I do?
13,384How do I apply to Ontario Works?
34,170What happens at my application meeting with OW?
19,594OW wants proof of something I cannot give them. What can I do?
41,001I’m an adult and live with my parents. Can I get OW?
43,340My spouse and I separated. Will this affect OW?
12,622I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103Living with another adult
I’m an adult and live with my parents. Can I get OW?
43,340My adult child lives with me. Can this affect my OW?
9,885Can I get OW if I live with another adult?
17,421Someone is moving in with me. Can this affect my OW?
11,240Will living with my partner affect my OW?
9,970My spouse and I separated. Will this affect OW?
12,622I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103Appealing a decision
I want to make changes to my tribunal hearing. What can I do?
1,598I disagree with a decision from OW. What can I do?
12,408How do I appeal an OW decision to the Social Benefits Tribunal?
8,253I gave my OW appeal form to the Social Benefits Tribunal. Now what?
7,176Can I get OW money while waiting for an OW appeal decision?
8,095How do I prepare for an OW hearing at the Social Benefits Tribunal?
4,969What happens at a Social Benefits Tribunal OW appeal?
11,976I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103Paying back assistance
Can OW make me pay back money in the future?
34,617Ontario Works says I have an overpayment. What can I do?
31,971I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103Getting income assistance and other benefits
Can Ontario Works help pay for a special diet?
10,106Can Ontario Works pay my assistance to someone else for me?
7,195Can I leave Ontario and still get OW?
14,452Can I still get OW while I’m in the hospital?
11,625Can I get OW if I’m in custody?
8,899I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103Income and assets
Can I get child support and money from OW?
19,357Can I get spousal support and money from OW?
13,388Can I get OW if I own property or other things?
59,734Can I work and get OW at the same time?
58,560What can Ontario Works say that I have to do to find a job?
10,625Will my OW stop if I quit a job or refuse a job?
12,402I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103Following OW rules
OW wants proof of something I cannot give them. What can I do?
41,001Can OW show up at my house without telling me?
10,780What can Ontario Works say that I have to do to find a job?
10,625Will my OW stop if I quit a job or refuse a job?
12,402Can I leave Ontario and still get OW?
14,452Can I still get OW while I’m in the hospital?
11,625Can I get OW if I’m in custody?
8,899I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
14,103