This year I am going to be moving my mother to another state (to where I live). She is disabled and on Medicaid, and she is in the process of getting a lawyer for Social Security benefits. We have set a goal of moving her by the end of the year, and we have a small nest egg to get her started. However, I want to make sure we can put her benefits to work for her, so her money worries are as minimal as possible. Is the process of transferring her benefits from one address to another a big worry? Can we apply her benefits to housing if she is a new state resident? I would like to find a decent assisted living apartment for her.
2007-01-02 02:01:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anxmango 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
PS: My mother will be moving from Indiana to Illinois.
2007-01-02 02:07:42 · update #1
Both disability and Medicaid are Federal Govt benefits and don't come from individual states so it would be easy to transfer, you would just notify the Social security office as to change of address.
If you are talking about some sort of state aid, that would be different.
As far as housing, that IS a state benefit, and many have long waiting lists. In Iowa it can be 2 years or more.
2007-01-02 02:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by mslider2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 07:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe it's that simple. You can't transfer them. When she moves she will have to reapply. I don't know the welfare system in Illinois but she may not get anything. Hard to say. She may even get more coverage.
2007-01-02 02:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by StephanieM 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends entirely on state rules and regulations!
2007-01-02 02:04:21 · answer #4 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋