If you are receiving Ontario Disability Support Program Income Support, and you and your family are:
- earning money from work or from running your own business, and
- pursuing post-secondary education,
the post-secondary education earnings exemption may apply to you.
As long as you are enrolled full time in post-secondary school:
- All of your earnings are exempt, which means the your earnings will not affect your eligibility or the amount you get for Income Support, and
- You can save the money you earn to pay for your school costs without affecting your eligibility for Income Support.
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Since your earnings are completely exempt, you will not qualify for the Work-Related Benefit. |
This means you can take full advantage of any increase to your earnings while you are enrolled in post-secondary school.
The exemption applies to the four months preceding your attendance in post-secondary school. This is called the pre-study period. The exemption also applies while you are attending post-secondary school.
For example, if you are starting post-secondary education for the school year starting in September and ending in April, your pre-study period is May to August. Your earnings from May to April will be exempt.
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If you are planning to go to post-secondary school, contact your Ontario disability Support Program worker for information about how the post-secondary earnings exemption |
How do I get this exemption?
You and your family need to:
- report the money you earn from work or from running your own business, and
- provide your Ontario Disability Support Program worker proof of your full time enrolment in an eligible program of study (for example, a letter from your post-secondary school).
Your worker can tell you what to report and how.