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Income assistance payment dates

Last updated on March 20, 2025

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

The next payment date is April 16, 2025.

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

2025 schedule

  • January 15, 2025 (for February 2025)
  • February 19, 2025 (for March 2025)
  • March 19, 2025 (for April 2025)
  • April 16, 2025 (for May 2025)
  • May 21, 2025 (for June 2025)
  • June 25, 2025 (for July 2025)
  • July 23, 2025 (for August 2025)
  • August 27, 2025 (for September 2025)
  • September 24, 2025 (for October 2025)
  • October 22, 2025 (for November 2025)
  • November 19, 2025 (for December 2025)
  • December 17, 2025 (for January 2026)

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.

Contact information

Get help and answers to your questions at your local office or:

Toll Free
1-866-866-0800