Disability Support Program - Flex Individualized Funding Program
Government of Nova Scotia - Department of Opportunities and Social Development
Halifax Gottingen Street - Disability Support Services
- Description
Provides individualized funding to participants living at home with their families or who live independently with support from their families or personal support networks.
The funding is used to:- Purchase supports specific to a participant's disability-related needs and goals
- Promote the participant's independence, self-reliance, and social inclusion
- Offer an alternative to, prevent, or delay a participant's placement in a DSP-funded residential support option
- Eligibility
- To be eligible, the applicant and their family must meet the following criteria:
* The applicant and their family are permanent residents of Nova Scotia
* Have a valid Nova Scotia health card
* The applicant is 19 years or older
* The applicant has a medical diagnosis of 1 or more of the following: Intellectual disability, long term mental illness, or physical disability. Persons with an acquired brain injury, which results in damage to a person's brain that occurs from events after birth rather than as part of a genetic or congenital disorder, may also be included in 1 of the above 3 categories depending on their functional assessment.
* The applicant and family have unmet needs as identified through the assessment process
* The applicant meets the financial eligibility criteria as outlined in the Disability Support Program Policy
* The applicant and their family agree to participate in the assessment process as outlined in the Disability Support Program Policy - Application Process
- Call the toll free Intake Line to complete application over the phone
- Toll Free
- 1-877-424-1177 - Intake Line
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- Mailing Address
- 2131 Gottingen Street, 2nd Floor
Halifax, NS, B3K 5Z7
Canada - Languages
- English
* French-speaking staff available upon request - Fees
- No fees
- Documents Required
- Documentation related to functional and financial assessments
- Accessibility
- * Automatic entry doors
* Elevators
* Braille numbering - Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Address
- 2131 Gottingen Street, 2nd Floor
Halifax, NS, B3K 5Z7
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon8:30am to 4:30pmTue8:30am to 4:30pmWed8:30am to 4:30pmThu8:30am to 4:30pmFri8:30am to 4:30pm
- Service Area
- Nova Scotia
