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Know what's not a "good look", I and many others like me don't qualify for the disability tax credit because we don't need constant care, so we live well below poverty. Singles, those with families, old, young doesn't matter. This means we also don't qualify for the disability tax benefit that our government is touting as a saving grace for us cripples. No one cares. Not our fellow citizens, politicians, doctors. No one.
But we can MAID as soon as we can fill out the fucking paperwork.
Disabled people in Canada are living in a fascist state that would prefer them dead and no one cares to help change that.
Constant care isn't a prerequisite, but it does help with eligibility.
"You may be eligible for the DTC if a medical practitioner certifies that you have a severe and prolonged impairment in 1 of the categories, significant limitations in 2 or more categories, or receive therapy to support a vital function."
"Combine 2 or more categories
Cumulative effect of significant limitations
This combines the effects of 2 impairments when 1 impairment does not meet the criteria for a marked restriction (does not include life-sustaining therapy)."
This should be quite easy to get if you have one or more impairments, but you need a doctor who isn't a total ass about completing paperwork.
If that doesn't work, there are lawyers who specifically practice to help get people benefits.
Then the DST likely won't make a difference, since it only reduces your tax burden, which might already be zero (or already gives you a payout).
ODSP (if you're in Ontario) would be more appropriate in that situation, and pays out considerably more than $200 a month.
We do need better support for people living with a disability, but we currently do have (a mixed bag of) options.
Contact the CPP folks immediately on my behalf please. I and my family would really appreciate your assistance since you are so knowledgeable about our circumstances.
Or find me a Doctor that isn't a "complete ass" because to repeat myself I do not qualify. I am physically unable to work but I am also unable to feed my kids. Yet my government could care less and they are the ones responsible for my income. Doctors don't give a shit cause I can walk...sort of and my fellow citizens would prefer for me to hire a lawyer than help me fight for a better life for my family.
I should not have to fight for respect or dignity simply because I am cripple through no fault of my own.
This is not even mentionioning what folks with mental health problems do. Where do they fit in this equation?
You need a different doctor, my wife has a mobility disability. She can walk, but slower. She qualifies.
Agreed. However I live in a very rural area. The closest walk in clinic even is a four hour drive away one way. I have one option and I only have that doctor because they felt bad when I got this rare Cancer and didn't have a family doc. I don't have money to pay an online clinic or to travel. I have what I have which is the case for many Canadians right now.