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<blockquote data-quote="OTE" data-source="post: 738467"><p>Being an accountant and having an extensive background in law I am a specific about law. First, SSA is a federal govt agency. It must apply the same laws across the country. It has, amongst others, a procedural book called the "blue book." SSI is a federal program loosely referred to as federal welfare. In order to qualify for this a person can have no more than $2,000 in assets or another very low number in income. It pays a fixed amount to everyone which is roughly $750 a mo. Some states supplement that with another minimal amount usually less than $100 a mo. These amounts increase based on inflation. SSDI is disability income for people who paid into ss by working. It has no asset or other income requirements. </p><p></p><p>The amount a person can earn while collecting SSI is not $1,000. It is not a fixed amount. Each mo the recipient has 15 days to send all paystubs for the mo to SSA. They then put the numbers into their system and send a statement indicating whether the person will receive an SSI payment for that mo. There is a 2 mo lag. This is all more detail than was asked. The $1,000 earning number quoted is actually a little low but certainly a usable number for planning purposes. I live with this hassle as my son is working and collecting SSI. My son is on an hourly wage on a bi-weekly payroll. So 2 mo a year he gets more than the allowed earnings and thus zero SSI. He's an 11 mo employee so there's 2 mo when he gets a higher SSI check. But with the 2 mo lag that means 2 mo with not enough to pay the rent. </p><p></p><p>Disability under any kind of insurance is based on functional level not diagnosis. You may have a broken bone even a broken skull. That doesn't mean that your disability insurance will pay. Its based on your ability to do your job. If your medical record says that your broken skull requires you to be confined to bed in traction there's unlikely to be further medical evaluation. Clearly you can't get to work and will qualify for disability... Temporary disability insurance anyway. So my point is that how extensive the evaluation is will be based on the records that exist, not the diagnosis. Further, diagnosis itself is, with just a couple of exceptions, not sufficient for eligibility. Autism as we know is a spectrum. Level of function determines eligibility. Bipolar and addiction are the same. </p><p></p><p>Some internet research will help if you want to know more. Google ssa blue book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OTE, post: 738467"] Being an accountant and having an extensive background in law I am a specific about law. First, SSA is a federal govt agency. It must apply the same laws across the country. It has, amongst others, a procedural book called the "blue book." SSI is a federal program loosely referred to as federal welfare. In order to qualify for this a person can have no more than $2,000 in assets or another very low number in income. It pays a fixed amount to everyone which is roughly $750 a mo. Some states supplement that with another minimal amount usually less than $100 a mo. These amounts increase based on inflation. SSDI is disability income for people who paid into ss by working. It has no asset or other income requirements. The amount a person can earn while collecting SSI is not $1,000. It is not a fixed amount. Each mo the recipient has 15 days to send all paystubs for the mo to SSA. They then put the numbers into their system and send a statement indicating whether the person will receive an SSI payment for that mo. There is a 2 mo lag. This is all more detail than was asked. The $1,000 earning number quoted is actually a little low but certainly a usable number for planning purposes. I live with this hassle as my son is working and collecting SSI. My son is on an hourly wage on a bi-weekly payroll. So 2 mo a year he gets more than the allowed earnings and thus zero SSI. He's an 11 mo employee so there's 2 mo when he gets a higher SSI check. But with the 2 mo lag that means 2 mo with not enough to pay the rent. Disability under any kind of insurance is based on functional level not diagnosis. You may have a broken bone even a broken skull. That doesn't mean that your disability insurance will pay. Its based on your ability to do your job. If your medical record says that your broken skull requires you to be confined to bed in traction there's unlikely to be further medical evaluation. Clearly you can't get to work and will qualify for disability... Temporary disability insurance anyway. So my point is that how extensive the evaluation is will be based on the records that exist, not the diagnosis. Further, diagnosis itself is, with just a couple of exceptions, not sufficient for eligibility. Autism as we know is a spectrum. Level of function determines eligibility. Bipolar and addiction are the same. Some internet research will help if you want to know more. Google ssa blue book. [/QUOTE]
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