Can you Increase the Disability Benefit?

Children living at home with their parents will usually receive “Room and Board” benefit.

You can change your child’s monthly disability benefit from “Room and board” to “renting” and receive the maximum monthly disability benefit they are entitled to. Hundreds of thousands of Canadian and American parents have successfully changed their child’s status, and they now receive the maximum disability benefit.

Changing your child’s Status

We are very pleased that you have decided to sign up for our Change of Status program. This will financially benefit you and your family now and in the future. Your child’s maximum monthly disability benefit consists of two components, a basic needs amount and a shelter allowance totaling their monthly benefit. By changing your child’s status from room and board to a tenant the monthly disability benefit will increase.   

To get started, all you need to do is to sign and date the documents listed below and forward them to your child’s disability office. To help us increase your child’s benefit as fast as possible please sign and date the documents and forward them today! If you receive a monthly employment or “Changes Report” attached to your child’s monthly statement check or write in “Change of Status” to renting

Check list of all the documents

____Residential tenancy agreement.

____Three rental receipts (3)

____Change of Status letter

____Changes report

Go to CRA web site and search for 

Canada Revenue Agency “Renting below market value”

1. A commentary on “Renting below market value”
2. Benefits office frequently asked questions