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1. If you
are not currently receiving financial assistance,
call the Ontario Works office and talk to an
Intake Worker to apply for assistance. The Intake
Worker will process your information by telephone
and refer your file to a caseworker. The
caseworker will contact you and will request
information such as:
- Date of Birth
- Social Insurance Number
- Health Card Number
- Address Details
- Bank Account Information
- Employment History
- Accommodation Expenses
- Income from other sources
- Identity of Family Members
2.
Attend appointment with a caseworker to complete
your application and determine your eligibility.
- An application for
assistance,
- An ontario works
participation agreement,
- A consent to disclose and
verify information, and
- A rights and
responsibilities agreement.
- You will be required to
provide proof of your rent or shelter
costs, show current bank statement(s),
and state earnings and assets for all
family members.
3.
If you are in an emergency situation, explain
your crisis during your initial telephone
application. Examples of emergency situations
would include homelessness; health related crisis;
victim of domestic violence; victim of disasters
(e.g. flood, fire). |
