1. Find out who ODSP includes in your household

The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) has rules about who they include as part of your . ODSP calls this your benefit unit.

They include the  and  of people in your household when they decide if you qualify financially for ODSP.

And if others in your household earn money, their income can affect how much  you get.

The people ODSP may include are:

your spouse
your children 17 years old and younger
your adult children

Children 17 and younger

There are rules if a child who's 17 or younger lives with you. ODSP usually includes them in your household if you or your spouse is the child's parent.

But their earnings are not included as income and do not affect how much you get from ODSP.

Children 18 and older

There are rules about when ODSP includes a child who's 18 or older in your household.

If an adult child in your household is a full-time student in high school or a post-secondary program:

ODSP does not include their earnings as income, and
their earnings do not affect how much you get from ODSP.