New Eligibility Requirements for The Low-Income Seniors Co-Payment Drug Program

Starting August 1, 2016, more than 170,000 seniors will be newly eligible for the low-income Seniors Co-Payment program under the Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) Program.

You might be eligible to enrol in the Seniors Co-Payment Program if you are:

• A single senior with an income of less than or equal to $19,300; or
• A senior couple with a combined income of less than or equal to $32,300.

Seniors enrolled in the Seniors Co-Payment Program pay no annual deductible and a co-payment of up to $2 for each prescription. As a result, they will save approximately $130 on average per year in out-of-pocket drug costs.

How to Apply for the Seniors Co-Payment Program

Complete a Co-payment Application for Seniors form and send it to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. There are four ways for seniors to access an application for the Seniors Co-Payment Program:

• At most Ontario pharmacies and all MPP Offices
• Co-payment Application for Seniors
• Call the Seniors Co-Payment Program at:
  • 1-888-405-0405 or 416-503-4586 in Toronto
• Call ServiceOntario Infoline at:
  • 1-866-532-3161; or 416-314-5518 in Toronto
  • TTY 1-800-387-5559
  • In Toronto, TTY 416-327-4282