“What does ODSP cover?” she whispered, echoing the question she’d asked her new caseworker, David, that morning. He had smiled the thin, bureaucratic smile. “Shelter. Basic needs. Benefits.”
That was the only thing still covered.
The coin stopped spinning. She picked it up—a loonie. The last one until next week’s cheque. what does odsp cover
And for a moment, Maya thought: That. That is what ODSP doesn’t cover. But maybe, somehow, it should. “What does ODSP cover
It floated.
Benefits : drug coverage, dental, vision. That part worked. Her MS medication was $6,000 a month—covered. A miracle typed in black ink. But when she’d asked David about the $250 for Leo’s school field trip, his face had gone soft with apology. “That’s not in the mandate.” Basic needs
Maya thought about what ODSP didn’t cover. It didn’t cover the bus fare to the MS clinic (two zones, $7.50). It didn’t cover the new battery for her wheelchair when the old one groaned up the hill to Leo’s school. It didn’t cover the quiet dread that lived in her chest—the math problem that never solved: $1,255 total. Rent $1,100. Leftover: $155. Food? Hydro? Leo’s feet growing again?