{"id":"u109","name":"Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Benefit","type":"program","typeLabel":"Program","what":"A monthly payment from the Government of Canada for people who cannot work because of a long-term disability and who have paid into the CPP. In 2026 it is a basic amount of $610.46 a month plus an amount based on what you paid into the CPP, up to a maximum of $1,741.20 a month. It changes to a CPP retirement pension when you turn 65.","forWhom":"People between 18 and 65 who have a mental or physical disability that stops them from working at any job on a regular basis, and that is long-term and not expected to get better or is likely to cause death. You must have contributed to the CPP in 4 of the 6 years before your disability stopped you from working, or in 3 of those 6 years if you contributed for 25 years or more in total. Credits from a former spouse or partner, or the child-rearing provision, may help you qualify.","cost":"Free","tags":["CPP disability","CPP-D","disability benefit","Service Canada","ISP-1151","ISP-2519"],"topics":["health","benefits","money"],"place":{"country":"Canada","region":null,"city":null,"label":"Canada-wide","cc":"CA","scope":"country"},"website":"https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp-disability-benefit.html","sources":["https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp-disability-benefit.html","https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp-disability-benefit/eligibility.html","https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp-disability-benefit/benefit-amount.html","https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp-disability-benefit/apply.html","https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/apply.html","https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/payment-amounts.html","https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/contact/cpp.html"],"checked":"2026-10-04","added":"2026-10-04","verified":"checked","checkEvery":90,"deadline":null,"deadlineNote":"No deadline. Service Canada aims to decide within 120 calendar days. A terminal illness is decided within 5 business days and a grave condition within 30 calendar days. 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For postal codes starting with L, M or N the address is Service Canada, PO Box 5100 Station D, Scarborough ON M1R 5C8.","Ask your doctor or other health professional to fill out the medical report, ISP-2519 (or ISP-2530B for a terminal illness). Service Canada pays up to $175 for this form. Upload it in My Service Canada Account or mail it."],"languages":["English","French"],"welcomes":[],"reachNum":null,"reachUnit":null,"reachKind":"none","reachSource":null,"reachSeen":null,"intents":{"reach":false,"grow":null,"job":false,"volunteer":false,"specialist":null,"opps":false,"housing":false,"money":true,"info":false,"marriage":false},"stale":false,"staleDays":0,"checkedNote":"Facts read from the source pages on 2026-10-04; spaces read from their site on 2026-10-04; re-checked every 90 days.","spaces":[{"kind":"website","label":"Website","url":"https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp-disability-benefit.html","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-10-04","note":null}],"missing":["organization email (not published on their pages)","follower or subscriber counts (platform pages do not expose them to readers; ask the organization or check the platform)","what they welcome from outside parties (their pages do not say)","audience number for the organization as a whole (not public)"]}