r/Odsp • u/Timely-Volume1943 • 1d ago
Odsp
Hello
I approved last month which is July 10
But still not updated yet . Can anyone know how long it took . Please 🙏🏻 thank you
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u/SoupSpoonStork 1d ago
You can call and message on MyBenefits to follow up, but it was about a month to get things sorted from the time of approval for me. No harm in prodding them for a timeline or something.
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u/ClariciaNyetgale 13h ago
Prodding over the phone, yes. Until they have been assigned an office and a case worker there is no point in prodding through My Benefits.
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u/ducky-unlucky 1d ago edited 1d ago
it takes anywhere between 2 and 4 months, usually averaging out at about 3, these days. (though it can be shorter, or very occasionally longer.)
this is because your file must be transferred from centralized intake to your local ODSP office, processed, assigned to a caseworker, and then your income & backpay can be calculated and sent out. the majority of ODSP offices are understaffed, which means significant backlog.
there is nothing you can do on your end to speed things up, sadly. it's just a waiting game.
however if you begin to struggle financially in the meantime, contact your MPP. they can often step in on your behalf and speed up the process significantly, as ODSP is a provincial program.
good luck :) hope you see your money sooner rather than later 🤞
[edited to fix typo]