My daughter is deaf and has autism, we no longer qualify for SSI because we bought a house........?

Question

is their any other benifits she may qualify for. Paying for high priced hearing equipment is pretty pricey. She does recieve medicade. I don't get how they can say she no longer can have because we bought a house. Plus I have to pay back to them the last three months. I think Our goverment is messed up

Answer 1

You are allowed to own a house and keep your ssi if you live in the house. How did you pay for the house? DO you have income? did you inherit some money? Their are income and resource guide lines. IF you had to make more money at your job so you could afford your house, you may make too much money for SSI. SSI has very low income levels. SSI does not care about your bills, they just care about what you make. SSI also has a resource level of $2,000.00. A house, car, wedding ring, and certain burial accounts are exempt from the resource level. If you saved up a bunch of money in your bank account (more than 2K) that would make you ineligible for SSI. If SSI is telling you that you lost your SSI due to the purchase of a house, you may want to find a lawyer to look over your case. Some cities have legal services for free or very little cost for low income people. One more thing, you are correct, our government is messed up.

Answer 2

if youre income is less that $1200 a mo (in ca, might be more or less in your state.) for a household of three, you qualify for foodstamps. if shes under 5, she qualifys for WIC. also, SSI is a tricky thing to stay on, i have a friend whos whole family is ill and on SSI and around every 6 mos to a year they re evaluate and sometimes even disqualify them. so they have to go back and re apply, proove the disability, etc. if your daughter is deaf and has autism, she should qualify for permanent SSI no matter what. my friends live in a very nice house and houses here are waaay expensive. go back and re apply, if youre denied, appeal it. they DONT like to give out money, and will make it as hard as possible... especially if shes an adult, shes is definitly qualified, no matter where she lives. also, when they draw up your income and expenses, you need to add every single little thing, im talking EVERYTHING you buy for your daughters care. each thing you buy is deducted from your household income, thus giving you a higher chance of qualifying. also, one more thing that may help, a family member can be paid to care for your daughter by the government. this helps if that person is also living with you, and will add to your household income. one last thing, if all else fails, go to the SSI or transitional assistance office, and explain your situation in a nutshell, theyll probably say we dont offer a program like that. be polite, and make eye contact, so many people go to these places asking for help and dont even treat them like a person. ask if theres any other programs, theyll probably give you a list. call every number on the list, and explain your situation, youll get alot of nos. before you hang up, ask if they know of anyone else. (this is key, the list the transitional assistance office gives you is not complete.) oh, and check into disability. good luck! :)

Answer 3

I'm not a lawyer but the way I read the information It probably isn't because of the house:

Some Agents may interpret the "Real Estate clause" [Resources that we count in deciding whether you qualify for SSI include real estate, bank accounts, cash, stocks and bonds.] as the home. But the pamphlet goes on to exclude the home from consideration
"...Social Security does not count everything you own
in deciding whether you have too many resources to
qualify for SSI. For example, we do not count:
• The home you live in and the land it is on..."

If you were told this was the cause for denial you may have grounds to appeal as explained in The Appeals Process (Publication No. 05-10041)

Answer 4

ssi isn't based on what you own. its based on your income. Has your income gone up?? if so, then that is why you no longer qualify for ssi. How old is your daughter?? is she over the age of 18 if she is not over the age of 18- her ssi is based on your total monthly income. You can appeal social security's decision if you feel they are wrong (it tells you how on the paperwork they send to you.) If you need help with the appeal- go to www.ncil.org, scroll down to where it lists Centers for Independent Living, click on your state, pull up the Center nearest you. Call them (they have to help you w/o charging because they are funded by the government to do just that- they are funded by the federal rehabilition act of 1973) to help any person with a disability. Keep in mind that if you live in a large area- there may be more than one CIL to assist you. If you need help finding a CIL you can call me at our CIL at 1-800-326-1366 and ask for Bonnie .

Answer 5

I don't know what state you live in, but in IL there is Division of Specialized Care for Children that helps with extra equipment costs for children with certain disabilities. Contact local Lions Clubs, Knights of Columbus, etc. and ask them to help you with costs of specialized equipment. Ask your church for help. The Hellen Keller Fund gives grants of 1000-3000 dollars to assist in paying for education, tutoring, etc. Google search using the word deaf and grant or scholarship.
If you are being denied for SSI because you own a house then you will need to appeal. They allow you to own one home to live in. If it is a second home then you are out of luck. You are allowed to own one vehicle and to have up to $3000 in savings/checking/retirement accounts for yourselves.

Answer 6

I agree with you! That sux!! My daughters get ssi for adhd.I dont know if there are any other benefits... but you could call the dept of social services and all them maybe they could refer you.But on another note,Feel blessed you have a home!Because My hubbys credit is not good enough for a home :( Good luck on finding some help.. there has to be something out there!!

Answer 7

Hey, I was born with brain cancer and cannot recieve shots because they are deadly, am partially deaf, and I/my parents cannot recieve SSI because I get good grades.

We cannot get food stamps
We cannot get medicaid
Nothing

And my stepdad makes maybe $35,000 a year, my mom just got a job like a month ago and we have not applied since she did, and we're a family of four.

No, I'm not even shi**ing you.


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Remember how good things used to be when Clinton was in office? Yeah, that's what I mean. High taxes yet prosperity.

Answer 8

you should be able to own a house. my mother owns the house for many many years since i moved to america and we qualtify for ssi because i have disablitity and now i live on my own and i cannot work and still have problem to get money. i keep applying for other finanical aid but many of them delcited me because they said my parents now make more money but hello i live on my own and only getting about 350 bucks a month that it. impossible for me to get what i need. have alwqays to depend on my mom for money

Answer 9

because they are suggesting you live like a peasant to get help.

Answer 10

sorry to say, but if you purchased a house, you must be well off,