{"id":33260,"date":"2026-07-30T05:01:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clinics.tcoblocks.turnbull.co\/?page_id=33260"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T09:04:46","slug":"financial-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clinics.tcoblocks.turnbull.co\/en\/services\/financial-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Who Qualifies?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>People whose problems are within the areas of law practised by the Clinic.<\/li>\n<li>People whose income and assets are within the guidelines set by Legal Aid Ontario for representation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Financial guidelines are not considered when the staff provides only summary advice.<\/p>\n<p>We can only help you if you are living on a low income. However, we may be able to provide some summary advice even if your income is higher than our limits, so call us.<\/p>\n<p>If your main source of income is one of the following, then you qualify financially for our service:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ontario Works (OW)<\/li>\n<li>Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)<\/li>\n<li>Old Age Security Pension with Guaranteed Income Supplement<\/li>\n<li>War Veterans\u2019 Allowance<\/li>\n<li>Canada Pension Plan (if a CPP application where CPP is the primary source of family income)<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) which are temporary or threatened<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Financial eligibility is mostly based on family size and family income. Eligibility also depends on the assets you own.<\/p>\n<p>There are discretionary factors which are taken into consideration. For example, a single person with no children, with the maximum discretionary factors, could have an income up to $21,144 per year. 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