My spouse lived with me and i paid the rent, does that mean she claims it too? We both were on my disability cheque every month. We paid that together even

[mat-roscoe1992]

Social assistance for two people, but filing and claiming one residence, do we both claim the same amount paid to the landlord?

[TurboTaxJennifer]

Are you entering your rent amount for the Ontario Trillium Benefit?

[mat-roscoe1992]

we both want to claim the rent amount for trillium.

[TurboTaxJennifer · Accepted solution]

The Trillium Benefit calculation is done based on your combined income (you and your spouse) but only one of you should make the claim for it. Only one spouse needs to fill out the Ontario Trillium Benefit information and you should include the total amount of rent paid.