September 1, 2026: $150 Canada Disability Benefit Supplement Starts

Service Canada will start paying a $150 supplemental Canada Disability Benefit amount on September 1, 2026. The change is already on the official Canada Disability Benefit program page and the how much you could receive page. The amendments were published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on July 1, 2026. They take legal effect on September 1, 2026.

This is not a new monthly rate. It is a fixed $150 lump-sum meant to offset the cost of obtaining the Disability Tax Credit (DTC). You do not apply for it separately. If you already received a Canada Disability Benefit payment before September 2026, you remain eligible even if you are no longer receiving monthly payments.

What changed on September 1

The Canada Disability Benefit already pays a monthly, income-tested amount to eligible adults aged 18 to 64 who have an approved DTC. For July 2026 to June 2027, the official maximum is $204.20 a month, based on the 2025 federal return. For July 2025 to June 2026, the maximum was $200.

The September 1 change adds a $150 supplement. The program page says you are eligible for each approved DTC certificate that entitles you to a monthly payment, including files where the monthly amount is $20 or less and is paid as a lump sum for the period. Anyone who received a CDB payment before the changes take effect stays eligible. The official example is a single payment in July 2025. The amount page adds one limit: the supplement is not payable for a person who died before September 2026.

How the $150 sits beside the monthly amount

Keep the two payments separate.

The monthly benefit is still income-tested. On the amount page, a single, separated, divorced or widowed person receives the maximum if, after subtracting the working-income exemption, adjusted family net income is $23,000 or less. Over that line the benefit falls by 20 cents on the dollar. For a couple, the same page uses a $32,500 threshold. If only one partner is eligible the reduction is 20 percent. If both are eligible, each benefit is reduced by 10 cents on the dollar.

The worked examples on that page still use the first-year $2,400 annual maximum. Use those examples for the method. Use $204.20 for the current period maximum. Both you and a spouse or common-law partner, if you have one, must have filed a federal return.

What this means if you already get the benefit

You should not file a new CDB application just to trigger the $150. Service Canada assesses eligibility from the file it already has. Watch your bank account and your My Service Canada Account. If the lump sum does not arrive and you received a CDB payment before September 2026, use the official contact page rather than submitting a second application.

The supplement does not replace the DTC. It exists because the DTC certificate is the gateway document, and getting that certificate costs money. If your DTC has an expiry date, you still follow CRA's current T2201 process when you need to renew. We covered that paperwork path in our July 2026 DTC filing-channel post. From September 8, 2026, CRA will only accept Form T2201 from 2023 or later.

If you have never applied for the DTC, the $150 supplement is not a shortcut. You still need an approved certificate before the monthly CDB, and then the supplement rules, can apply. Our June 2026 DTC and CDB explainer covers who the credit is for and how Form T2201 works.

What this means if you are applying now

File your 2025 return if it is not already in. The July 2026 to June 2027 monthly amount is calculated from that return.

Do not treat $150 as extra monthly income. It is a one-time offset tied to an approved DTC certificate that supports CDB entitlement. If you hold more than one qualifying certificate, the program page says you may receive the supplemental amount for each approved certificate that entitles you to a monthly payment. Confirm that count on the live page if your file is unusual.

Keep official benefit letters. A bank screenshot is a weak record if a landlord, employer, or tribunal later asks for proof of income.

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This article is general information current to August 30, 2026, and is not legal, tax, or benefits advice. Confirm the live figures on Canada.ca before you act.