I was just approved for SSI. Now that is the program that you get when your income is low. My income is 2300.00 a yr. in child support and my husband's income 15000.00 yr.. We have basic bills ie...phone,lights cable...we have a 50000.00 house and two cars, one is 1994 vette and the other is a 1995 thurus. our house payments are 400.00 month. By just this little bit of information could anyone tell me about how much i will be getting in SSI.? This is SSI not SSD.

Your SSI; is differnt from your SSB: the ssi is only a temperary income until your ssb kicks in. My ssi payments are only $545.00 per month, but when my ssb kicks in i'll make $1594.00 per mouth which isn't very much. But it could take a few months for your ssb: to kick in and you will any back pay they owu you. I hope I helped just a little. Mac

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Both of my Autistic boys receive SSI. I've never heard of SSB. The SSI is determined by our monthly income and can fluctuate accordingly. You should have received a letter telling what your SSI will be. My boys get approximately $460/month each and my husband's income is usually $2300/month.

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Hello, Codey. What is the difference between SSI and SSB? This is all new to me and I certainly need help in my discovery. Who made the decision in order for you to receive the SSI? and again, who made the decision for your change to SSB? Were you injured? How long have you waited to receive these benefit(s)? Was your injury work related? What is the difference between a worker's compensation injury claim and a determination that one is permanently disabled? Thanks and Good Luck.

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So sorry I made a mistake SSI is SSI which is what I receive before my Social Securty Benefits of which is was based on my income before I Qualified for my SSB kick in. This is what the Social Securty Office told me. I think thats right. I do know one thing getting your Social Securty is a joke, they want you to go into the porhouse before you get it and the laywers make a killing from you to.

Mike

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Ssi disability goes by what you have made in the last ten years. With a relative of mine they did not work the whole 10 years so they get very little a month. They should go over this with you on the telephone, if you do a telephone interview. Also you may be able to get some for your child, too. Make an appointment with them or call them on the telephone. Good luck.

I was told I couldn't draw SSI unless SS found me to be disabled.


They turned me down and it is on 2nd appeal, so for 2 1/2 years I have drawn nothing.


I had always thought before that you could draw SSI until you got SS Disability. And yes, they want you lose everything before they give you a dime.

(I had always thought before that you could draw SSI until you got SS Disability.)

SSI disability is a welfare for the disabled that have no resources of their own. That is why it may be paid to a parent of a disabled child. One must be proven to be completely disabled, to get SSI.

SSI is not like Social Security benefits, which one payed into while working, and becomes eligible to collect at a certain age.

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If I may, let me see if I can clarify things a bit.

SSI is not welfare, #1. It is an income for those people who have some type of physical, emotional, and/or mental challenge (disabled) who can not work or can no longer work. A person is very limited in how much they can receive and have in their bank account. The higher the income has accumulated in various accounts over the years, the less will be recieved on a monthly basis (ie: types of accounts - savings, checking, IRAs, CDs, Death Ins., Life Ins., etc.) Included in this is any interest incurred via these accounts and is defined as "taxable income". With SSI you can obtain Medicaid as your insurance provider from your State if your State uses Medicaid and not another medical type of provider.

SSDI is not welfare either. It is an income for those who have been employed some time in their life or for many years who have become "challenged" in some way as well. It, too, is based on ones accumulated income over the years the person was employable. You're allowed to have more funds in your bank account then if you were on SSI, but it's still carefully monitored and can not exceed your states determined fixed financial assets allowed. Interest incurred through any accounts is considered as "taxable income" as well. With SSDI you can receive as your medical coverage Medicaid as well as Medicare.

SSB is the abbriviation for Social Security Benefits, which is the benefits a person recieves under any one of the many departments with in the SSA (Social Security Administration). Some such departments are: SSI (Social Security Income), SSDI (Social Security Disability Income), Welfare, ATDC (Aide To Dependant Children), SS (Social Security - retired folks), etc.

Welfare had originally been intended as a supplimental income for folks who had worked, lost their employment, fired, or been laid off. As soon as a person was employed again, they would no longer be allowed to receive welfare benefits. It was intended as a "short term" financial assistance, never to be a means of receiving income on a "long term" basis. The US Government is making stride to get people who have become dependant on welfare and mainstream them back into the work force, offering them education (ie: GEDs, trainning programs, even financial assistance for colleges and universities) so people have the skills needed to make it in todays work environment, helping folks and their families to become free and independant of the welfare system cycle.

As is all information, assests are based on a State to State basis. Research carefully with in your State and/or the State in which you wish to reside, allowing an appropriate amount of time for any possible transfere of information and funds if you want to move to another State.

I hope I've helped a bit. If there's anyone else out there who can offer more help, please do. We can all benefit from your expert knowledge of the SSA system. God bless and good luck to all.

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I have applied for ssd for my son 11 he has adha but he also has herpetic keratitis of the eye(herpes).he is in 5th grade and cant function normally with out his pills .he has anoixity attacts badly when I go to work.crying ect he doesnt like to leave me for long periods of time .he is afraid something bad will happen and I might die.he gets frequent herpes outbreaks and takes antivirals everyday for years now to minamize the possibility of more damage to his eye,he will need a corneal transplant eventually.r eye has 20/400 vision and hes failing 5th grade special ed. he still doesnt even know his times tables..I have lost a few good jobs , my mobilehome ,my car ect overtime because of his medical emergencies anyway i have reached the point ,i have a hearing with an administative law judge in 4 weeks. I dont have a lawyer ,I dont know where to begin to prepare.I have 2 other kids 13 years and 13 months,2 jobs and Im a single mother also in the welfare to work program. I need advice what do i focus on, a statement,what is this judge expecting of me
I dont want a free ride from the gov. I truly be leave if I dont get his life and problems under control he will not make it at all in this world,he needs counciling , a private school, medical treatment i cant payfor.and i need to be able to have time to be intensly involved with his daily life right?

i don't think a child can get ssd can they. because they have no work history. but they can get ssi which is only about 500 something. am i right?
kat

the only way that children can recieve ssd is if their parents had passed on and there under 18
my daughter gets ssi at 545 a month

My daughter gets SSI for her disabilty ( WIlliams Syndrome) alot like Downs. She also get SS from her father who is disable. She is 11 yrs old now and have been getting this since she was about 1 yrs old. I am wondering after she gets 18 yrs old, does the SS stops from her father. I have heard, if he gets health gets better then the SS will stop but then SSI will raise to match what she lost. Since all these people were asking questions, I thought I might as well ask one too.

Keenlandrose.

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My husband is very ill with diabetes,and was told he cant apply for either ssi or disability. On one they said he hadnt worked enough over the last 10 years. On the other ,because i work they said we make over there limit. I work as a teacher ,but he has no insurance,and we dont know what to do ,and it doesnt seem fair he cant get some help.
Can anyone offer any advice. We live in tennessee.
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susanp

I have recently applied for ssi benefits for my 6 year old son. I am unable to work and have repeatedly lost jobs due to my sons disabilities. He has adhd and childhood epilepsy and ebd. He is seeing a child psychiatrists and his peditrician for treatment. He is unable to function in kindergarten. He is in the school outreach program and on iep and sst teams. We only gross 1600.00 a month for a fasmily of 3. can anyone tell me if social security will think this is to much? What are our chances of getting help for our son?

Hi M watson my daughter is also 6 she is Blind. She gets 545.00 a month if approved according to your income your son should receive the same. Good luck with this and I hope your son gets the best from his school experience. It is hard but it can be done my daughter is on a higher reading level than some in her class all though she is alittle behind in math.

Here's a few things that I found out about SSI and SSB To everyone SSI is 545 a month child or adult. As for the adults that are taking care of children with disabilities like I did with my son, I had to stay off work. I found out the hard way that something I was embarased by (my weight) qualitified me for SSB. Between my SSB and my sons SSI we were able to live very nicely. My son has recovered and no longer needs his SSI. I on the other hand developed a huge unforseen disability and still get SSB.
Don't go to lawyers to get your SSI, SSI always turns everyone down up to 3 or 5 times. That is to weed out people that don't really need it. Don't make the mistake of giving a lawyer up to 33% of your 1 year of back SSB benifits. They aren't doing anything you can't do.

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