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<blockquote data-quote="Shari" data-source="post: 162394" data-attributes="member: 1848"><p>My mom takes care of a little old elderly man who lives in a bus. </p><p> </p><p>When his mom got older and needed care, and he was no longer able to work, he lived with her and took care of her. She received social security from her deceased husband, as she never worked outside the home. It was enough to keep the ancient home going and food on the table. Not much else.</p><p> </p><p>Mom's little old man never paid into SS, so when his mom died, he had nothing. At this point, he was too old to work manual labor jobs, couldn't read, lives in a small town with no access to public education without driving 40 miles, and he doesn't own a car or have a license (couldn't afford it if he did). Mom was a bank manager until she retired, and she coudln't find a way thru the loopholes. He gets about $500 a month in disability and qualifies for food stamps (tho there's no place to buy groceries). He drives a lawnmower, that mom keeps in repair, his utilities take over half his money (cause he lives in a bus), and beyond that, he can't get squat unless he moves to a city fairly far away from where he is now.</p><p> </p><p>So I can't say for sure, but my mom's pretty crafty about these things, and my guess is, if they haven't paid in, they can't get benefits.</p><p> </p><p>But I hope you can prove her wrong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shari, post: 162394, member: 1848"] My mom takes care of a little old elderly man who lives in a bus. When his mom got older and needed care, and he was no longer able to work, he lived with her and took care of her. She received social security from her deceased husband, as she never worked outside the home. It was enough to keep the ancient home going and food on the table. Not much else. Mom's little old man never paid into SS, so when his mom died, he had nothing. At this point, he was too old to work manual labor jobs, couldn't read, lives in a small town with no access to public education without driving 40 miles, and he doesn't own a car or have a license (couldn't afford it if he did). Mom was a bank manager until she retired, and she coudln't find a way thru the loopholes. He gets about $500 a month in disability and qualifies for food stamps (tho there's no place to buy groceries). He drives a lawnmower, that mom keeps in repair, his utilities take over half his money (cause he lives in a bus), and beyond that, he can't get squat unless he moves to a city fairly far away from where he is now. So I can't say for sure, but my mom's pretty crafty about these things, and my guess is, if they haven't paid in, they can't get benefits. But I hope you can prove her wrong. [/QUOTE]
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