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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 417710" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Donna....the SSI which is Supplemental Security Income...comes from the Social Security Administration and it is for anyone who is disabled but has not paid in any money towards work credits for the normal disability insurance. Now with children, that SSI is supposed to help parents take care of that child who is significantly disabled from his peers and needs a parent or other caretaker with him in the home so either the parent or another parent can work. Now if its a single parent, that money may make up all the money that the parent could make unless the parent can find suitable care for that disabled child. </p><p></p><p>Cory was initially found disabled when he was 5 years old after Duke Medical Hospital advised me to apply for him based on both his medical and physical disabilities. I had never heard of such things. Perhaps because of Duke, he was approved right away. I was never able to find appropriate care for him until he was in school for a few years and he was old enough to attend their after school care with a 1:1 aide. Then I started working full time. His SSI check was docked though to almost nothing but that was okay with me because he kept getting the medicaid which was the most important part...it kept the wheels turning on his mental health care. I could do without the money, his medicaid was invaluable. My BCBS wouldnt cover half the stuff Medicaid did. Now once I had to quit my job due to my health issues, his SSI went back up. With his issues getting worse, I dont think he will ever be well. </p><p></p><p>With both SSI and SSDI, people are allowed to work some, just not a whole lot and it does depend on each program how much and they both have different sets of rules. Too long to get into here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 417710, member: 1514"] Donna....the SSI which is Supplemental Security Income...comes from the Social Security Administration and it is for anyone who is disabled but has not paid in any money towards work credits for the normal disability insurance. Now with children, that SSI is supposed to help parents take care of that child who is significantly disabled from his peers and needs a parent or other caretaker with him in the home so either the parent or another parent can work. Now if its a single parent, that money may make up all the money that the parent could make unless the parent can find suitable care for that disabled child. Cory was initially found disabled when he was 5 years old after Duke Medical Hospital advised me to apply for him based on both his medical and physical disabilities. I had never heard of such things. Perhaps because of Duke, he was approved right away. I was never able to find appropriate care for him until he was in school for a few years and he was old enough to attend their after school care with a 1:1 aide. Then I started working full time. His SSI check was docked though to almost nothing but that was okay with me because he kept getting the medicaid which was the most important part...it kept the wheels turning on his mental health care. I could do without the money, his medicaid was invaluable. My BCBS wouldnt cover half the stuff Medicaid did. Now once I had to quit my job due to my health issues, his SSI went back up. With his issues getting worse, I dont think he will ever be well. With both SSI and SSDI, people are allowed to work some, just not a whole lot and it does depend on each program how much and they both have different sets of rules. Too long to get into here. [/QUOTE]
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