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This free program from the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) helps you manage your AISH and CPP-D money to pay your bills.
The Informal Benefits Administration Program:
When you join this free program, your:
This program is a combination of the former AISH Benefits Administration Program and the Canada Pension Plan Disability Benefit Administration Program.
If additional support is needed, someone can apply to become a trustee to make financial decisions.
AISH is Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped. People who qualify for AISH receive:
Canada Pension Plan - Disability (CPP-D) provides disability benefits to people who:
The money in the account is yours. You decide how you want to spend it with a budget. A budget usually includes things like:
You can transfer money to your personal bank account so you have cash to buy groceries and do things you enjoy.
You can request extra funds for special purchases as long as you have enough money in your OPGT account.
This program is only for people who:
You can join this program if you:
The group you get services from will have given you a person to work with. That person is your service provider. An example of your service provider may be a:
Talk to your service provider about the Informal Benefits Administration Program. They’ll show you how to apply.
Ask someone you trust to help you make good decisions about money for as long as you’re in the Informal Benefits Administration Program. They’ll be your ‘primary contact person.’ It could be someone like a:
Your primary contact person:
If your primary contact person is not always available when you need them, ask a second person to help. This person is called your 'alternative contact person'.
The trust agreement is a legal document which makes sure everyone knows what they’re supposed to do. Your service provider will review the trust agreement with you and your primary contact person, then you’ll sign it.
It can take up to 4 months to do the paperwork and set up your OPGT trust account.
Your medical services card is sent to the OPGT when you join the program.
When you start the program, you and your primary contact person will make a budget. The budget tells the OPGT which bills to pay each month. Your budget can include things like:
You’ll probably want cash for some items. To do this, you need a personal bank account. We’ll transfer some of your AISH or CPP-D money into your personal bank account, where you can take it out as cash.
A weekly deposit to your personal bank account can be made on one of these days:
Ask your primary contact person to help you fill out the budget form:
Long Expenses Instruction form (PDF, 189 KB)
Ask your primary contact person to give the form to your service provider.
Your bills are paid based on the budget you provided.
You might need to change your monthly budget if, for example, your rent goes up. Follow these steps:
Ask your primary contact person to help you fill out the budget form:
Long Expenses Instruction form (PDF, 189 KB)
On the budget form, list each monthly expense that’s changing.
Ask your primary contact person to give the form to your service provider.
Your bills will be paid, based on the changes you’ve made to your budget.
If you have savings, you can take money out of your OPGT account for things that are not listed in your budget. Follow these steps:
Ask your primary contact person to fill out the ‘One Time Expense’ section of the Long Expenses Instruction form (PDF, 189 KB).
Ask your primary contact person to give the form to the OPGT.
It takes at least 2 business days for your money to be transferred to your personal account.
If you don’t want to continue in the program, follow these steps.
Tell your primary contact that you want to leave the program.
Fill out the form(s) for your situation:
Stop managing AISH cheques: AISH Termination Notice form (PDF, 60 KB)
Stop managing CPP-D cheques: CPP-D Termination Notice form (PDF, 82 KB)
Ask your primary contact person to send the form to:
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
4th Floor, John E. Brownlee Building
10365-97 Street
Edmonton, AB T5J 3Z8
Hours: 8:15 am - 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2744
Fax: 780-422-9136
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The OPGT will send termination notices to all the other parties.
The OPGT will close your trust account. If you have savings, they’ll be returned to you.
Email: [email protected]
OPGT offices
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