does anyone know about disability benefits?
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If you and your husband split up, you will still be the representative payee for the 2 boys.  Just notify the local SS office and provide them with your bank details and new address.
785280
Where are you getting the disability from? If its a federal or state disability, plan on it being between 30 and 60 days. Your letter should tell you when you will begin receiving compensation. And if it doesnt, you should contact whoever it is that is going to giving you the disability compensation.
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Yes you can get Incapaicity benefit for a year and then go on ato claim disability allowance.  You need to get certifictes from your GP for the first 6 months, then a MED 4 form and eventually you'll go onto disability without the certs xx
853142
Yes, you do qualify.  Follow this link (to read it you'll need Adobe Reader which is free to download) and scroll down to Table 10.3 which lists all the benefits you can access.\n\nhttp://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2003-2004/rport206/Main-3.pdf\n\nOr contact a local advice agency such as your Council's social services or a Citizens Advice Bureau.
155056
It varies depending on your case, family size, and how much had previously been paid into SS prior to your disability.\n\nLook here for more info:\nhttp://www.ssa.gov/disability/
1140282
Look into the PASS program. You can get information on that at your local SSA office, or http://www.SSA.gov
425507
Your caseworker at Department of Social Services should be able to answer that.  If they are as bad at returning phone calls as they are in my state, their web site might have the income standards.  Also, a non-profit supportive job/training organization would know, and their services might be helpful if it has been awhile since you worked.  In my state it is REALLY LOW, like $300+ if you are not on disability.  If you are on disability, it is determined by what type of benefit you get as to what the income standards are (and that is federal, so I could answer that for you).
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They will lower your payments during your disability period.  My nephew had an auto accident over a year ago and has not been able to return to work and he's paying about one third of what he was paying , when he worked. If you have arears, i'm sure that will be worked out also.
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Under the federal disability guidelines, the insuring agency is permitted to deduct any wages earned from the amount that you are paid by the insurance company.  Beware however, that if they find that you are able to work a "reasonable" number of hours, they can suspend or end your disability payments.
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I can't tell you much except sympathize with your situation, and tell you from personal experience that whether social security grants or refuses your claim has nothing to do with your condition.  They twice refused my husbands claim when he was diabetic, had two heart conditions, a half dozen other problems, and within a year was declared 140% disabled by the V.A.  They want you to hire a lawyer, and assign up to a third of your benefits pending to him.  I believe it is crooked as can be.  I knew people with arthritis and little else to agree to the lawyer rip off and get S.S. about the same time.  All I can tell you is they will answer for it.  Cold comfort when you're broke and hurting, isn't it.  Try a Church for immediate help, and probably better agree to their rip off.  You usually get it when you do.
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Perhaps your employer has some sort of long- and/or short-term disability program.  With these, the patient usually receives some or all of his salary and benefits for the duration (or a substantial portion thereof) of his illness or treatment.  Best of luck to you and to your family during what must be a really tough time.
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I BELIEVE YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.  I KNOW IF YOU ARE ON WELFARE THEY HAVE A FEW PROGRAMS.  ONE THAT I CAN REMEMBER IS CRYSTAL STAIRS.
351423
The amount is dependent on few things,did you work? How old are you? Whether you receive it or not,depends on the severity of the disability or whether you are a child of a disabled parent (guardian)?
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I just found a page about this for someone else yesterday:\nPublication No.05-10019\nhttp://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10019.html\n\nhttp://library.findlaw.com/1997/May/1/129867.html\n\nhttp://www.thebody.com/apla/feb00/legal.html\n\nhttp://www.apla.org/\n\nThose should help.\n\nIf I were you I would get a case worker to start. These are available to you in your communtiy free of charge. Contact the AIDS services program in you r community. It is very overwhelming dealing with an illness like HIV. This person can help you alot. They can coordinate appointments, disseminate information to you, help you apply for benefits and keep track of all these things for you. Its alot to have on your plate. They have experience dealing with  these types of things everyday. They generally help you to fill out the paperwork required for the social security disability. If it comes down to it and they deny you hire an attorney to get benefits. I bet the case worker you get probably knows other sources of help available to you as well. Call the United Way (211?in austin anyway) if you cannot locate a case worker program. They should tell you where to find one.\n\nGood luck! And Keep your head up! Feel free to email me if you have a question...
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Technically yes, but I don't know about your case.  It will depend on the disability insurance contract your employer has with its insurannce provider.  In most cases, the benefit is "integrated" with any other income the insuree is receiving.  Integrating means that dollar for dollar, any income you receive reduces your disability payment.  Income can include PTO, sick leave, holiday pay, other insurance payments like Workmen's Comp.\n\nBasically, let's say your disability pays you $400 a week, and you get $300 a week from Workmen's Comp.  Your disability benefit for that week will be $100 (before tax). That's how "integrating" works.\n\nSource:  I'm on medical leave, and my company's insurance contract specifies that I had to use all my available PTO pay and the disability insurance company integrated that, so for my first 3.5 weeks, I didn't get a penny from the insurance company.  Only after I had exhausted my PTO and had no income did I begin to receive full disability benefit payments.\n\nP.S.  If your injury or illness is expected to require a prolonged absence from work, or a reduced work schedule etc, then you should inquire to your HR about FMLA leave. (Family Medical Leave Act).\n\nFMLA provides protection for the worker on medical or family leave.  You probably need to check out your status. Start by asking your Human Resources rep, or your employer if there is no HR dept.\n\nHere are a few links to FMLA and labor sites you may find helpful.\n\nhttp://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/fmla/s1.asp\n(this is the federal FMLA website)\n\nhttp://www.laborlawtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15\n(LaborLawTalk.com is an excellent forum for any labor\nquestions/issues.)\n\nAlso check with your state agencies.
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Go to the SS office and talk to them.  If you are disabled to the point you can't work and can not be trained or educated for work it is most likely you can get benefits.  Sure won't amount to very much though.  Also go on the net and check out their web site.  SSDI is the abbreviation for what you are looking for. Social security disability insurance.  The payments will not be enough to live on without help from welfare.
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I WAS TREATED LIKE A DOG, THEN AND NOW AS A VETERAN.\nTHE SO CALLED FREE MEDICAL HELP IS A LIE.\nSERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY COMPENSATION, A LIE.\nI WAS DISCHARGED WITH 60% SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY IN 1965, IT'S NOW 2006, HAVE NOT RECEIVED ONE DIME OF DISABILITY. IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD HAVE MOVED TO AUSTRALIA AND SAID TO HELL WITH THE US GOVERNMENT.