Accident Benefit Types

Accident Benefit Eligibility and Description

Below are brief descriptions of the types of accident benefits for which you may be eligible. In order to be able to determine the exact amount of each accident benefit we will need to assess your file on an individual basis. Please contact us for a free consultation.

 

Income Replacement Accident Benefit

If you are eligible, this weekly accident benefit will partially compensate you for the loss of your income if you cannot work because of injuries related to the car accident. See if you are entitled!

Non-Earner Benefit

If you are eligible, this particular accident benefit would compensate you 26 weeks after the onset of your complete inability to carry on your normal activities. The term “complete inability” is often contested and is a major gray area. See if you are entitled!

Caregiver Benefit

If you are eligible, this weekly accident benefit will reimburse you for expenses you have incurred if you cannot continue as the main caregiver for a member of your household who is under 16, or who is over 16 and suffers from a disability. The benefit is at $250 per dependant per week. See if you are entitled!

Medical and Rehabilitation Benefits

This accident benefit will pay for reasonable and necessary medical and rehabilitation expenses not covered by a government health plan or a supplementary health plan you may already have up to a maximum of $50,000. See if you are entitled.

Attendant Care Benefit

This accident benefit will pay reasonable and necessary expenses for a caregiver or attendant that you require as a result of the accident. See if you are entitled.

Other Expenses Benefit

This accident benefit will pay for other expenses such as lost educational expenses, expenses of visitors, the reasonable cost of housekeeping and home maintenance and repairing or replacing certain items lost or damaged in the car accident. See if you are entitled.

Death and Funeral Payments Benefit

There are lump sum payments available for survivors of a personal killed in a car accident and to help pay for the expenses of a funeral.

These are just some of the benefits you may be entitled to if you are injured in a car accident. In order to determine which accident benefit (s) you are entitled and how much money you can get from a particular benefits, your file must be assessed by a Toronto personal injury lawyer.