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Income Support Directives

Preamble (html)	Preamble (pdf)
Table of Contents (html)	Table of Contents (pdf)
Subject Index (html)	Subject Index (pdf)

1. Applying for Income Support
1.1 — Applications (html)	1.1 — Applications (pdf)
1.2 — Disability Adjudication Process (html)	1.2 — Disability Adjudication Process (pdf)
1.3 — Rapid Reinstatement (html)	1.3 — Rapid Reinstatement (pdf)
1.4 — Date of Grant (html)	1.4 — Date of Grant (pdf)

2. Eligibility Requirements: Who Is Eligible
2.1 — Who is Eligible : Dependent Adults (html)	2.1 — Who is Eligible : Dependent Adults (pdf)
2.2 — Dependent Children (html)	2.2 — Dependent Children (pdf)
2.3 — Spouse (html)	2.3 — Spouse (pdf)
Eligibility When You Are:
2.4 — Absent from Ontario (html)	2.4 — Absent from Ontario (pdf)
2.5 — Tourists, Immigrants, Refugees and Deportees (html)	2.5 — Tourists, Immigrants, Refugees and Deportees (pdf)
2.6 — Incarceration (html)	2.6 — Incarceration (pdf)
2.7 — People Involved in Labour Disputes (html)	2.7 — People Involved in Labour Disputes (pdf)
2.8 — Participation Requirements for Non-Disabled Adult Dependents (html)	2.8 — Participation Requirements for Non-Disabled Adult Dependents (pdf)
2.9 — Medical Reviews (html)	2.9 — Medical Reviews (pdf)

3. Documentation Requirements
3.1 — Reviewing Eligibility (html)	3.1 — Reviewing Eligiblity (pdf)
3.2 — Statutory Declarations (html)	3.2 — Statutory Declarations (pdf)

4. Assets
4.1 — Definition and Treatment of Assets (html)	4.1 — Definition and Treatment of Assets (pdf)
4.2 — Real Property (html)	4.2 — Real Property (pdf)
4.3 — Liens (html)	4.3 — Liens (pdf)
4.4 — Transfer of Assets for Inadequate Consideration (html)	4.4 — Transfer of Assets for Inadequate Consideration (pdf)
4.5 — Motor Vehicles (html)	4.5 — Motor Vehicles (pdf)
4.6 — Compensation Awards (html)	4.6 — Compensation Awards (pdf)
4.7 — Funds Held in Trust (html)	4.7 — Funds Held in Trust (pdf)
4.8 — Life Insurance Policies (html)	4.8 — Life Insurance Policies (pdf)
4.9 — Pre-paid Funerals (html)	4.9 — Pre-paid Funerals (pdf)
4.10 — Registered disability savings plans (html)	4.10 — Registered disability savings plans (pdf)

5. Income
5.1 — Definition and Treatment of Income (html)	5.1 — Definition and Treatment of Income (pdf)
5.2 — Assignment of Retroactive Income (html)	5.2 — Assignment of Retroactive Income (pdf)
5.3 — Deductions from Employment and Training Income (html)	5.3 — Deductions from Employment and Training Income (pdf)
5.4 — Self Employment Income (html)	5.4 — Self Employment Income (pdf)
5.5 — Child Care Deductions (html)	5.5 — Child Care Deductions (pdf)
5.6 — Private Home Day Care Provider (html)	5.6 — Private Home Day Care Provider (pdf)
5.7 — Farm Income (html)	5.7 — Farm Income (pdf)
5.8 — Gifts and Voluntary Payments (html)	5.8 — Gifts and Voluntary Payments (pdf)
5.9 — Disability-Related Items and Services (html)	5.9 — Disability-Related Items and Services (pdf)
5.10 — Loans (html)	5.10 — Loans (pdf)
5.11 — Post-Secondary Education (html)	5.11 — Post-Secondary Education (pdf)
5.12 — Mortgage Receivable (html)	5.12 — Mortgage Receivable (pdf)
5.13 — Adoption Subsidy (html)	5.13 — Adoption Subsidy (pdf)
5.14 — Treatment of Federal and Provincial Benefits for Families with Children (html)	5.14 — Treatment of Federal and Provincial Benefits for Families with Children (pdf)
5.15 — Spousal and Child Support (html)	5.15 — Spousal and Child Support (pdf)
5.16 — Income Support Protected from Seizure or Garnishment (html)	5.16 — Income Support Protected from Seizure or Garnishment (pdf)
5.17 — Subrogation (html)	5.17 — Subrogation (pdf)
5.18 — Exemption of earnings of post-secondary students (html)	5.18 — Exemption of earnings of post-secondary students (pdf)

6. Calculation of Income Support
6.1 — Basic Needs Calculation (html)	6.1 — Basic Needs Calculation (pdf)
6.2 — Shelter Calculation (html)	6.2 — Shelter Calculation (pdf)
6.3 — Board and Lodge (html)	6.3 — Board and Lodge (pdf)
6.4 — Special Diet Allowance (html) About the Special Diet Allowance	6.4 — Special Diet Allowance (pdf)
6.5 — Pregnancy/Breast-feeding Nutritional Allowance (html)	6.5 — Pregnancy/Breast-feeding Nutritional Allowance (pdf)

7. Extension of Income Support
7.1 — Extension of Income Support (html)	7.1 — Extension of Income Support (pdf)
7.2 — Death of a Recipient (html)	7.2 — Death of a Recipient (pdf)

8. Recipients in Institutional Settings
8.1 — Budgetary Requirements for Recipients in Institutions (html)	8.1 — Budgetary Requirements for Recipients in Institutions (pdf)
8.2 — Budgetary Requirements for Recipients, Dependants Temporarily in a Hospital, Psychiatric Facility, or Substance Abuse Recovery Home (html)	8.2 — Budgetary Requirements for Recipients, Dependants Temporarily in a Hospital, Psychiatric Facility, or Substance Abuse Recovery Home (pdf)
8.3 — Special Items for Residents in Chronic Care (html)	8.3 — Special Items for Residents in Chronic Care (pdf)
8.4 — Travel and Transportation Allowances for Recipients in Charitable Institutions (html)	8.4 — Travel and Transportation Allowances for Recipients in Charitable Institutions (pdf)
8.5 — Budgetary Requirements for Applicants/Recipients Residing in Interval or Transition Homes (html)	8.5 — Budgetary Requirements for Applicants/Recipients Residing in Interval or Transition Homes (pdf)

9. Benefits
9.1 — Employment and Training Start Up Benefit and up Front Child Care Costs (html)	9.1 — Employment and Training Start Up Benefit and up Front Child Care Costs (pdf)
9.2 — Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit (html) Removed effective January 1, 2013	9.2 — Community Start Up and Maintenance Benefit (pdf) Removed effective January 1, 2013
9.3 — Heating Costs (html)	9.3 — Heating Costs (pdf)
9.4 — Home Repairs (html) Removed effective January 1, 2013	9.4 — Home Repairs (pdf) Removed effective January 1, 2013
9.5 — Utilities (html)	9.5 — Utilities (pdf)
9.6 — Assistive Devices (html)	9.6 — Assistive Devices (pdf)
9.7 — Dental Benefits (html)	9.7 — Dental Benefits (pdf)
9.8 — Drug Benefits (html)	9.8 — Drug Benefits (pdf)
9.9 — Guide Dog Benefit (html)	9.9 — Guide Dog Benefit (pdf)
9.10 — Extended Health Benefit (html)	9.10 — Extended Health Benefit (pdf)
9.11 — Hearing Aids (html)	9.11 — Hearing Aids (pdf)
9.12 — Mandatory Special Necessities (html)	9.12 — Mandatory Special Necessities (pdf)
9.13 — Mobility Devices Batteries and Repairs (html)	9.13 — Mobility Devices Batteries and Repairs (pdf)
9.14 — Vision Care Benefits (html)	9.14 — Vision Care Benefits (pdf)
9.16 — Discretionary Benefit For Low-Cost Energy-Conservation Measures (html)	9.16 — Discretionary Benefit For Low-Cost Energy-Conservation Measures (pdf)
9.17 — Employment Transition Benefit (html)	9.17 — Employment Transition Benefit (pdf)
9.18 — Work-Related Benefit (html)	9.18 — Work-Related Benefit (pdf)
9.19 — Transitional Health Benefit (html)	9.19 — Transitional Health Benefit (pdf)
9.20 — Transition Child Benefit (html)	9.20 — Transition Child Benefit (pdf)

10. Trustees and Pay Direct
10.1 — Pay Direct (html)	10.1 — Pay Direct (pdf)
10.2 — Trustees (html)	10.2 — Trustees (pdf)

11. Recovery of Funds
11.1 — Recovery of Overpayments (html)	11.1 — Recovery of Overpayments (pdf)
11.2 — Overpayments Due to Excess Assets (html)	11.2 — Overpayments Due to Excess Assets (pdf)
11.3 — Spouse's Overpayment (html)	11.3 — Spouse's Overpayment (pdf)
11.4 — Overpayment Portability (html)	11.4 — Overpayment Portability of (pdf)

12. Fraud And Information Sharing
12.1 — Controlling Fraud (html)	12.1 — Controlling Fraud (pdf)
12.2 — Information Sharing Authority (html)	12.2 — Information Sharing Authority (pdf)

13. Internal Reviews And Appeals
13.1 — Notice of Decision and Internal Review Process (html)	13.1 — Notice of Decision and Internal Review Process (pdf)
13.2 — Appeals (html)	13.2 — Appeals (pdf)
13.3 — Recovery of Interim Assistance (html)	13.3 - Recovery of Interim Assistance (pdf)