The Ontario Disability Support Program pays on the last business day of each month, and each deposit is the coming month's support. Here's the 2026 schedule, the July 1.9% increase, and the current maximums.
The next ODSP payment arrives on Friday, July 31, 2026, and it's August's support paid a month ahead. It's also the first payment carrying the 1.9% rate increase that took effect July 1, 2026.
Ontario issues ODSP on the last business day of each month, with one honest gap: the December date gets confirmed late in the year, and it historically arrives early for the holidays.
| Month | Payment date | Day of week | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | January 30, 2026 | Friday | Paid |
| February | February 27, 2026 | Friday | Paid |
| March | March 31, 2026 | Tuesday | Paid |
| April | April 30, 2026 | Thursday | Paid |
| May | May 29, 2026 | Friday | Paid |
| June | June 30, 2026 | Tuesday | Paid |
| July First payment at the new 1.9% rates | July 31, 2026 | Friday | Upcoming |
| August | August 31, 2026 | Monday | Upcoming |
| September | September 29, 2026 | Tuesday | Upcoming |
| October | October 30, 2026 | Friday | Upcoming |
| November | November 30, 2026 | Monday | Upcoming |
| December Usually about a week before Christmas | To be confirmed | Historically early | Upcoming |
Each ODSP deposit is the following month's income support, paid in advance. The July 31 payment is your August money, which is why the program pays at month end instead of month start: rent due on the 1st is covered by the deposit that landed a day or two earlier.
That structure trips people up in two directions. A "missing July payment" in early July isn't missing at all; June 30 already paid July's support. And dates like September 29 arrive a day before month end without anything being wrong, since Ontario's published schedule is what counts, not a strict last-day calculation.
Money arrives by direct deposit for most people, with cheques and reloadable payment cards covering the rest. Direct deposit through your caseworker or MyBenefits is the fastest of the three, same as every program on our Canada benefit payment calendar.
Rates rose 1.9% on July 1, 2026. A single person now receives up to about $1,435 per month for basic needs and shelter combined, up from $1,408 in the 2025-26 year.
ODSP splits into basic needs and a shelter portion tied to your actual housing cost up to the cap. The two together made up the $1,408 single maximum before July's increase.
A couple where both partners have disabilities received up to $2,554 per month before the July 2026 increase, with amounts scaling by family size and shelter costs.
ODSP rates rise with inflation each July since 2023, and the 1.9% bump is the fifth increase since September 2022. The higher amount shows up first in the July 31 deposit.
Those are program maximums, not a promise of your entitlement; your caseworker's calculation from your housing costs and income is the real number. Employment earnings, other benefits and CPP disability all interact with the amount, and CPP-D in particular reduces ODSP dollar for dollar as income.
ODSP is Ontario's needs-tested support; CPP disability is the federal pension you earned through work. Plenty of Ontarians receive both, on different calendars: CPP-D on July 29 with the federal pensions, ODSP on July 31. ODSP counts the CPP-D money as income and tops up the rest.
See CPP disability payment datesDates and rates come from the Ontario Disability Support Program pages on ontario.ca. Last verified July 8, 2026, re-checked quarterly, corrected within 24 hours when anything changes.