--- title: "Disability support and assistance in NL" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/newfoundland-and-labrador" description: "Disability income support from the province in Newfoundland and Labrador. Next payment 23 October 2026. Compare all 13 provinces and territories." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-13" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Disability support and assistance in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador · Benefits and money Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit, Department of Social Supports and Well-Being handles it. No application; file your income tax and hold a valid federal Disability Tax Credit certificate. Who handles it: [Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit, Department of Social Supports and Well-Being](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-newfoundland-and-labrador). Handles it in Newfoundland and Labrador. ## Official links - [Disability Benefit details](https://www.gov.nl.ca/sswb/newfoundland-and-labrador-disability-benefit/), checked 12 October 2026 ## Next payment Next payment: 23 October 2026. All dates: 23 January 2026, 25 February 2026, 25 March 2026, 24 April 2026, 25 May 2026, 25 June 2026, 24 July 2026, 25 August 2026, 25 September 2026, 23 October 2026, 25 November 2026, 24 December 2026. Paid monthly by the Canada Revenue Agency for the province. Source: [canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/benefit-payment-dates.html), checked 13 October 2026. Every benefit: [Benefit payment dates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#disability-assistance-nl). ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Newfoundland and Labrador is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/british-columbia) | Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction (Persons with Disabilities designation) | [Disability assistance](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/disability-assistance), checked 12 October 2026 | Start an income assistance application first, then complete the PWD designation application with your doctor. | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/alberta) | AISH and Alberta Disability Assistance Program, ADAP (Government of Alberta) | [Disability income assistance](https://www.alberta.ca/disability-income-assistance), checked 12 October 2026 | One application covers both AISH and ADAP. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID), Ministry of Social Services | [Apply for SAID](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/family-and-social-support/people-with-disabilities/income-support-for-people-with-disabilities), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/manitoba) | Manitoba Supports for Persons with Disabilities (Manitoba Families) | [How to apply](https://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/manitobasupports/the-program/how-to-apply.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply by phone or in person; if you already get EIA disability, contact your EIA worker. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/ontario) | Ontario Disability Support Program (Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services) | [Apply for ODSP](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-disability-support-program), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/quebec) | Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec) | [Social Solidarity Program](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/overview-social-assistance-programs/social-assistance-social-solidarity-programs), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply for the Social Solidarity Program; long-term recipients move to the Basic Income Program. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/new-brunswick) | Department of Social Development | [Disability income questions](https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/persons_disabilities/content/questions.html), checked 12 October 2026 | There is no separate disability pension; apply for social assistance, where people certified as disabled get Extended Benefits. | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/nova-scotia) | Department of Opportunities and Social Development | [Income assistance with a disability](https://novascotia.ca/coms/employment/income_assistance/Eligibility.html), checked 12 October 2026 | There is no separate disability income program; apply for Income Assistance and tell the caseworker about your disability. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/prince-edward-island) | AccessAbility Supports (Department of Social Development and Seniors, Government of PEI) | None on record | | | Newfoundland and Labrador (this page) | Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit, Department of Social Supports and Well-Being | [Disability Benefit details](https://www.gov.nl.ca/sswb/newfoundland-and-labrador-disability-benefit/), checked 12 October 2026 | No application; file your income tax and hold a valid federal Disability Tax Credit certificate. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/yukon) | Yukon Supplementary Allowance (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record | There is no separate disability income program; the allowance is added to social assistance for people with a severe or long-term disability. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/northwest-territories) | Income Assistance for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (Department of Education, Culture and Employment) | [How to apply](https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/income-security-programs/income-assistance-seniors-and-persons-disabilities), checked 12 October 2026 | For residents 19 to 59 with a long-term disability; apply at your local ECE Service Centre. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/nunavut) | Income Assistance (Nunavut Department of Family Services) | None on record | Nunavut has no separate disability income program; people with disabilities apply for Income Assistance. | ## More - [Disability income support from the province in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance) - [Public services in Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/newfoundland-and-labrador) - [Apply for Employment Insurance (EI)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-insurance) - [Canada Pension Plan disability benefits](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/cpp-disability) - [Canada Disability Benefit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-disability-benefit) - [Disability Tax Credit (DTC)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-tax-credit) - [Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit (formerly the GST/HST credit)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/groceries-essentials-benefit) - [Canada Workers Benefit (CWB)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-workers-benefit) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Disability support and assistance in NL", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/newfoundland-and-labrador