This report provides information on the results of Phase 1 of the Benefits Screening Tool project. Details on Phase 2 of the project (July 2016 to March 2018) are also included. The online Benefits Screening Tool (BST) enables health practitioners to screen patients for poverty and suggest additional income benefits they may be eligible for, but not receiving.
In Phase 1, a prototype BST was developed and piloted in three Toronto primary health-care sites.