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<blockquote data-quote="OTE" data-source="post: 4326"><p>Sounds like me. I applied for SSI for all of my kids. 2 were approved immediately and the third was denied. By the time I got through the third kid I was forced to admit that I really couldn't work. I had been unemployed for more than a year by that time and my depression was really getting the better of me. The SSDI pays out a lot more money in my case since I was employed non-stop since I finished college and most of the time before that too. Was denied the first time which is typical of psychiatric cases. First appeal is within SSA and is a joke- no one gets approved. So I'm waiting for my court date now. How long that takes varies by state, actually by county in some places. Was 8 to 10 mo in my prior state and 18 mo where I am now. So while waiting for it I lost my house, etc. Family situation same as yours. No contact with them anymore- they can keep their attitude to themselves. So what do you do.. you go broke and live as best you can. Now let's see... I was depressed before, lost my house, had to move across the country to find a place I could afford to live destroying my kids, finally had to go on welfare, have three difficult children one of whom has been in and out of placements for 2.5 yrs now with no improvement...so how do you think my depression is doing?</p><p>DUH!</p><p></p><p>There are no answers. The lawyer should be able to give you a time frame. And until that time frame you have to do the best you can. Apply for subsidized housing in the place that has the shortest waiting list. Look for a job that includes housing. Yes, you'll have to turn over the child support. But the food stamps should make up the difference (assuming that the amt you mention is the cash piece). And it will give you medicaid probably. This is a constant juggling. This month I've got 52 cents till the end of the mo with $3.75 in gas in my car, 10 hours of driving to do re my difficult child, car insur and another bill due no later than this mo or it will be cut off again. But between the $90 in food stamps and the food I got from a food bank last week we should eat through the end of the mo. Now if only I could convince CVS to forget the medicaid co-pays on all my medication that I'm running out of..LOL</p><p></p><p>Besides the welfare money you talk about... I applied for "lifeline" with the phone co which should reduce my landline phone to about $10 a mo, I've applied for the max "emergency" money from welfare, and don't pay a heck of a lot of bills. Welfare also has some kind of energy assistance for the winter. And then a lot of charities will help you out with various bills... they all have different rules. I haven't tried anything like that but that's what I hear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OTE, post: 4326"] Sounds like me. I applied for SSI for all of my kids. 2 were approved immediately and the third was denied. By the time I got through the third kid I was forced to admit that I really couldn't work. I had been unemployed for more than a year by that time and my depression was really getting the better of me. The SSDI pays out a lot more money in my case since I was employed non-stop since I finished college and most of the time before that too. Was denied the first time which is typical of psychiatric cases. First appeal is within SSA and is a joke- no one gets approved. So I'm waiting for my court date now. How long that takes varies by state, actually by county in some places. Was 8 to 10 mo in my prior state and 18 mo where I am now. So while waiting for it I lost my house, etc. Family situation same as yours. No contact with them anymore- they can keep their attitude to themselves. So what do you do.. you go broke and live as best you can. Now let's see... I was depressed before, lost my house, had to move across the country to find a place I could afford to live destroying my kids, finally had to go on welfare, have three difficult children one of whom has been in and out of placements for 2.5 yrs now with no improvement...so how do you think my depression is doing? DUH! There are no answers. The lawyer should be able to give you a time frame. And until that time frame you have to do the best you can. Apply for subsidized housing in the place that has the shortest waiting list. Look for a job that includes housing. Yes, you'll have to turn over the child support. But the food stamps should make up the difference (assuming that the amt you mention is the cash piece). And it will give you medicaid probably. This is a constant juggling. This month I've got 52 cents till the end of the mo with $3.75 in gas in my car, 10 hours of driving to do re my difficult child, car insur and another bill due no later than this mo or it will be cut off again. But between the $90 in food stamps and the food I got from a food bank last week we should eat through the end of the mo. Now if only I could convince CVS to forget the medicaid co-pays on all my medication that I'm running out of..LOL Besides the welfare money you talk about... I applied for "lifeline" with the phone co which should reduce my landline phone to about $10 a mo, I've applied for the max "emergency" money from welfare, and don't pay a heck of a lot of bills. Welfare also has some kind of energy assistance for the winter. And then a lot of charities will help you out with various bills... they all have different rules. I haven't tried anything like that but that's what I hear. [/QUOTE]
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