In order to provide parents with financial assistance programs for handicapped children adapted to their reality and simpler to understand, an update to the eligibility requirements for the Supplement for Handicapped Children and broader eligibility requirements for the Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care were announced in March 2024, during the 2024-2025 provincial Budget Speech. The amendments have been in effect since 1 July 2024.
For more information on the Supplement for Handicapped Children and the Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care or to file an application, consult the Handicapped Children section on our website. We have reviewed that section as well as our applications to show the changes and make it easier for you.
Supplement for Handicapped Children
The eligibility requirements for the Supplement for Handicapped Children regarding cases of physical impairments were updated based on today's medical and science data. They are simpler to understand for parents and facilitate access to the program.
Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care
Certain children under age 2 with severe, multiple and persistent disabilities are now eligible for Tier 1 of the Supplement.
Note that, due to the time required to adapt administrative systems, the processing of applications for the Supplement for Handicapped Children Requiring Exceptional Care for situation C, which is new, will begin in October 2024. The first payments related to that situation will therefore be made as of the fall of 2024, with a possibility of receiving payments retroactive to 1 July 2024. Therefore, the eligible families will not lose any amounts due to processing delays.