Durham Region. Income, Employment and Homelessness Support Division

Assistance for those that are in financial need

Financial Assistance

• monthly allowance based on family size, housing costs and income
• monthly drug benefit card
• income tax clinic

Mandatory and Discretionary Benefits

• may include dentures, emergency dental services
• eyeglasses
• special diet allowance
• health care supplies
• medical transportation funds
• prosthetic devices
• funerals and burials
• programs may vary by City or Municipality

Community Resource Centre - at Oshawa location

• educational information
• financial literacy
• life skills and wellness
• computers, printers, fax machines, photocopiers and telephones
• workshops

To learn more and register for workshops visit IEHSD Workshops - Region of Durham

Learning, Earning and Parenting (LEAP) -- help young parents finish high school, improve parenting skills, locate and maintain employment

Street Outreach Program

• assists with service navigation, identification
• harm reduction supports
• housing readiness
• financial literacy
• securing a source of income for Durham Regions unsheltered population.

Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

• automated information and payment details, payment history, file status
• information and announcements about Ontario Works

Welfare Fraud Hotline 1-800-394-7867 -- to report allegations of fraudulent collection of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program assistance

• Employment / Training - Job search support/training
• Youth - Young parents