What is SSI? And people work if they have a dissability like have stage 4 cancer?

Question

I would just like more information on it.

Answer 1

SSI is supplemental security insurance. This is what I received the first 6 months I was disabled with my cancer. It came from the state level, not federal, and I barely received 300 a month. It is a temporay benefit, I believe in my state you can only recieve it for that initial 6 months. Ppl who are considered disabled or have workers comp issues qualify. I was left homeless and unable to pay bills, and as you ppl know 300 a month doesnt cut it. I was also qualified for state medicaid med insurance.

After 6 months, I was eligible for ssd, social security disability payments. My payments about doubled, and get raised by about 50 each year for cost of living. This is year 3. And as everyone knows, that amount still doesnt cover it.

I was lucky to have family in my area that let me live with them initially, and now I live with my sig other. There is no way I can financially support myself entirely. Even though I am considered permenatly disabled, my state will not approve section 8 housing, and they barely give me 10 a month in food stamps.

After 24 months from my original date of diagnosis, I was eligible for medicare. So now my med insurance combines medicaid, aarp, and medicare. Who wouldve thought, I am only 24, and have better public insurance that my grandmother.. lol.

The social security website is hard to navigate, but the have a huge faq section. Try to read what you can. If you are considering applying for this, then you need to go talk to your local social security office, as well as your local public health dpt.



As far as working, Im guessing your doc has suggested you dont, however I know you may need to. If you are on public benefits, it is honestly best to try to work under the table if you can. They wil tell you that you must report all work within 10 days of starting. You will have to report if you have a normal tax paying job. And with taking and reporting this normal tax paying job, you will loose your benefits. If you work under the table there is no way they will find out (assuming you are quiet about it.. dont go running your mouth about it to someone who will turn you in).

I wanted to work, and I wanted to do it legally. I called my local offices to find out what my restrictions were. Once I finally got someone that would answer me (they dont like to give out this kind of info, bc a lot of ppl will use it to take advantage of the system), according to their formula, I could only gross 150$ a month and keep my benefits, namely the insurance.

So, i got a nanny position under the table. Didnt really matter, I relapsed and had to quit 4 months later.

Answer 2

go to the SSA website that's already in one of your answers you don't have to be crazy crazy but they will send you to their psych and being severely depressed about your health and life goes a loooong way in getting you approved.

And you have to have the complete cooperation of your doctors. what does that mean?

You need to know what they have written in the medical records because what they write can be minimized or a cooperating doctor will maximize for you.

The doctor can give the dire straits that you are in or they can write a ho hum that will get you denied before you get to the psych.

So you need to work with your doctor. This is important because once you get denied you will be advised to get a SS lawyer which is an unnecessary evil if your doctors don't minimize your condition.

writing or saying stage 4 cancer is not enough the paper pushers really don't care, they see this stuff on paper everyday.

The other thing you need to know is if you are approved and they give you Medicare any med insurance you have automatically becomes secondary.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Here is the website-they can walk you through the process:

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi/index.htm

Answer 5

if they say you are crazy

then you can't work anymore

some people might say you should though

places will even pretend sometimes that they might hire you even, only to prevent lawsuits mostly

they won't hire you though if you are crazy

not even to help someone move for $20

Answer 6

go to the social security website and read the information.