Other supports

Home Support Services provide help with light housekeeping to eligible low-income residents who have a medical need and who have little or no supports in the community. Light housekeeping may include:  floors, bathrooms, laundry, kitchen and light dusting.

Who can get Home Support Services?

• Your income must be below the “low income cut-off” or you are in receipt of social assistance
• You have a documented medical reason that prevents you from doing homemaking tasks on your own
• You have little or no support to help you with housekeeping tasks. For example, you live alone and have no family close by

Apply for Home Support Services

Call 3-1-1 between 8:45 am and 4 pm

• Select 1 for service in English or 2 for service in French
• Select 4 for Social Services
• TTY Line 1-800-855-0511

Eligibility will be assessed during a telephone interview followed with a home visit by a case worker.  

For more information, e-mail CommunitySupports@ottawa.ca.

Financial assistance is available for cremation and burial costs for:

• Individuals who were in receipt of social assistance at the time of their death
• Low-income residents who were receiving, or would have been eligible to receive, assistance under the City's Essential Health and Social Supports (EHSS) program

Family members must apply for financial assistance prior to signing a contract with a funeral home. Social Services staff will review the financial circumstances of the deceased to determine if help with cremation and/or burial costs is possible. Funeral homes will explain what services are covered by Social Services.

To apply call 3-1-1 between 8:45 am and 4 pm

• Select 1 for English or 2 for service in French
• Select 4 for Social Services
• TTY Line 1-800-855-0511