Easter Seals Ontario administers the Incontinence Supplies Grant Program for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The program is for children and youth between the ages of 3 to 18 years with chronic disabilities (physical or developmental) that result in irreversible incontinence or retention problems lasting longer than six months and requiring the use of incontinence supplies.
Application for 2018 can be found here.
Review the Frequently Asked Questions as there are many answers to your question.
Your child’s doctor will need to fill in a part of the application.
Once your application has been approved, you will automatically receive a payment every 6 months as long as the file is active. How much will you get? Depends on what grant level you are at.
Grant Level A ($400/yr): (3-18 years)
Grant Level B ($900/yr): (6-18 years)
Level C grant ($200/yr). (3-18 years)
Every six months you will receive half of the approved grant amount for the year. The first payment will be made approximately six weeks after the initial application is approved and then every six months after.
If you have more questions you can contact the Incontinence Supplies Grant Program at Easter Seals Ontario by
Mail: Easter Seals Ontario, I.G. Program
One Concord Gate, Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario M3C 3N6
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 416-510-5074
Fax: 416.696.1035