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Health and disability · ON
Monthly allowance paid on top of Ontario Works or ODSP financial assistance, to a recipient or a member of their benefit unit whose medical condition is on the Special Diets Schedule and is certified by a physician or nurse practitioner. The maximum is $250 per month per benefit unit member, all diets combined. The schedule is published condition by condition: $191 or $242 depending on unintended weight loss, $97 for wheat allergy as for celiac disease, $81 for diabetes, $200 for Prader-Willi syndrome, $125 for dysphagia requiring thickened fluids, among others.
Eligibility conditions
Reside in an eligible province (ON)
Receive last-resort social assistance
How to apply
Already receive Ontario Works or ODSP financial assistance.
Have a physician or nurse practitioner complete the Application for Special Diet Allowance; the $20 fee is covered by OHIP.
Return the form to your office; the total cannot exceed $250 a month per benefit unit member.
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