# Canada disability benefit

**URL:** <https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/t/canada-disability-benefit/5096>\
**Category:** Disability Insurance\
**Created:** [May 16, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/t/canada-disability-benefit/5096 "2025-05-16T01:01:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jammer](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/u/jammer)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/t/canada-disability-benefit/5096/21 "2025-07-17T20:04:40Z")

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Got my letter from Service Canada today.  
I qualify for the CDB but I had too much income in 2024.  
It was severance from being fired.  
I disagree about $0 CDB, the estimate I did before was non-zero. 🙂  
I phoned them and income of $23000 gets the full benefit.  
I didn’t find out what the max income is.  
I should get something next July. 🙂

Does anyone know what the threshold is where you get $0 CDB?

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**Author:** ![bio29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7feea3/32.png) [@bio29](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/u/bio29)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/t/canada-disability-benefit/5096/22 "2025-07-17T22:07:44Z")

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I had a $200 deposit yesterday. No letter though. I’m happy!

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**Author:** ![jammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jammer](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/u/jammer)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/t/canada-disability-benefit/5096/23 "2025-07-30T23:14:01Z")

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Sunlife won’t answer me if they claw it back.

They want me to apply for it and then send them the response I get back from the government.

If I get anything then I’ll let them know.

I sent them the link to the program so I am suspicious.

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**Author:** ![jammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@jammer](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/u/jammer)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.resolutelegal.ca/t/canada-disability-benefit/5096/24 "2025-08-15T23:54:09Z")

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Sunlife said “Please be advised that this benefit has no impact on your LTD (Long-Term Disability) benefits. This information is for your records.”.

I don’t get anything this year but I specifically asked if the benefit in the future would be an offset.

I don’t know if that is all cases.

I would say ask your own insurance company but it wouldn’t surprise me if a front line person says if is a clawback in some cases.

Maybe @David_Brannen can comment.

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