I have fibromyalgia and i was seriously concidering home schooling my 7 and 9 year old children.My main concern is that social security (knowing how they work) would see that as "gainful work" and deny benefits.But I feel that home schooling them 4 1/2 a day (required in my state) at home, would be less stressful mentally and physically on them and I. Does anyone know for sure if you, as a disabled parent, are aloud to home school and still collect benefits? Serious answers only please!!!
2006-09-28 12:16:26 · 2 answers · asked by Regina 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I collect SSI and am in a wheelchair and homeschool my three boys. Since there is no income involved, this is not considered gainful work. It is simply parenting. I double and tripled checked this with social security before I pulled the boys out of school, as we cannot survive without my benefits.
2006-09-28 19:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by j3nny3lf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can homeschooling be considered gainful work when you're not getting paid for it?
2006-09-28 19:35:15 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋