All questions by topic
Applying for OW
I need money to live. Can I get help from Ontario Works?
29,687I’m under 18 and don’t live with my parents. Can I get OW?
16,520Can I be on OW if I’m not a permanent resident or citizen?
13,911I used to be on OW and I need it again. What can I do?
10,213How do I apply to Ontario Works?
27,807What happens at my application meeting with OW?
16,584OW wants proof of something I can’t give them. What can I do?
37,483I’m an adult and live with my parents. Can I get OW?
38,604My spouse and I separated. Will this affect OW?
9,489I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
10,628Living with another adult
I’m an adult and live with my parents. Can I get OW?
38,604My adult child lives with me. Can this affect my OW?
6,606Can I get OW if I live with another adult?
13,410Someone is moving in with me. Can this affect my OW?
8,414Will living with my partner affect my OW?
6,895My spouse and I separated. Will this affect OW?
9,489I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
10,628Appealing a decision
I disagree with a decision from OW. What can I do?
9,769How do I appeal an OW decision to the Social Benefits Tribunal?
6,594I give my OW appeal form to the Social Benefits Tribunal. Now what?
5,491Can I get OW money while waiting for an OW appeal decision?
6,370How do I prepare for an OW hearing at the Social Benefits Tribunal?
3,321What happens at a Social Benefits Tribunal OW appeal?
10,441I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
10,628Paying back assistance
Can OW make me pay back money in the future?
30,582Ontario Works says I have an overpayment. What can I do?
27,459I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
10,628Getting income assistance and other benefits
Can Ontario Works help pay for a special diet?
7,171Can Ontario Works pay my assistance to someone else for me?
5,333Can I leave Ontario and still get OW?
10,700Can I still get OW while I’m in the hospital?
9,398Can I get OW if I’m in custody?
6,202I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
10,628Income and assets
Can I get child support and money from OW?
16,041Can I get spousal support and money from OW?
10,554Can I get OW if I own property or other things?
53,990Can I work and get OW at the same time?
53,145What can Ontario Works say that I have to do to find a job?
7,558Will my OW stop if I quit a job or refuse a job?
9,463I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
10,628Following OW rules
OW wants proof of something I can’t give them. What can I do?
37,483Can OW show up at my house without telling me?
7,701What can Ontario Works say that I have to do to find a job?
7,558Will my OW stop if I quit a job or refuse a job?
9,463Can I leave Ontario and still get OW?
10,700Can I still get OW while I’m in the hospital?
9,398Can I get OW if I’m in custody?
6,202I have a problem with Ontario Works. Where can I get help?
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