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Income assistance payment dates

Last updated on December 18, 2025

Income and disability assistance payments are issued on a monthly basis.

The next payment date is January 21, 2026.

Sign up for direct deposit to get your assistance payment deposited to your bank account.

2026 schedule

  • January 21, 2026 (for February 2026)
  • February 25, 2026 (for March 2026)
  • March 25, 2026 (for April 2026)
  • April 22, 2026 (for May 2026)
  • May 27, 2026 (for June 2026)
  • June 24, 2026 (for July 2026)
  • July 29, 2026 (for August 2026)
  • August 26, 2026 (for September 2026)
  • September 23, 2026 (for October 2026)
  • October 21, 2026 (for November 2026)
  • November 18, 2026 (for December 2026)
  • December 16, 2026 (for January 2027)

Use My Self Serve to:

  • Apply for income or disability assistance
  • Receive and reply to messages about your case
  • Make service requests
  • Track the status of your requests
  • Submit your monthly report without having to go to an office
  • Find out what you are eligible to receive on the next payment date
  • Track your annual earnings exemption if you are on disability assistance

Find out more about My Self Serve.

Filing your income tax is an easy way to get tax benefits from the government. Receiving tax benefits doesn’t affect your assistance.

You may owe money to the government if you are no longer on assistance and received:

  • Hardship assistance you have to pay back
  • Money for assistance you didn’t qualify for
  • Repayable money or supplements, such as a security deposit

Find out how to pay a debt to the government.

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