Difference between revisions of "I Need to Apply for Disability Benefits"
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== First steps | == First steps == | ||
=== PWD benefits === | |||
# Ask a ministry worker for an application for PWD benefits. | # Ask a ministry worker for an application for PWD benefits. | ||
# Complete the application carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an "assessor" to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practioner. | # Complete the application carefully. It is more than 20 pages long and has three parts: Part 1 for you to complete, Part 2 for your doctor to complete, and Part 3 for an "assessor" to complete. The assessor can be your doctor, or an occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, registered psychologist, registered nurse, registered psychiatric nurse, chiropractor or nurse practioner. | ||
# Mail your application to the address on the application. | # Mail your application to the address on the application. | ||
== | === PPMB benefits === | ||
# Tell a ministry worker you want to apply for PPMB benefits. He or she will do an assessment of your non-medical barriers to employment (e.g., lack of education, literacy or work history) and give you a medical report form for your doctor to complete. | # Tell a ministry worker you want to apply for PPMB benefits. He or she will do an assessment of your non-medical barriers to employment (e.g., lack of education, literacy or work history) and give you a medical report form for your doctor to complete. | ||
# Your doctor must complete the application, including details about why your medical condition stops you from looking for, accepting or continuing to work. | # Your doctor must complete the application, including details about why your medical condition stops you from looking for, accepting or continuing to work. | ||