Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 > > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like suggestions of what others of you have done in my situation. I get SSDI which amounts to $895 a month. Then, $280 is taken off the top while I ccontinue to pay off a debt consolidation from sometime ago. That will be finished in 6-7 months. But even with that extra $280 there's no way I can live on this amoount of income. I moved to the Washington area for various reasons three years ago. When I first arrived I was very weak and couldn't do much of anything until about four months in. Then I just went to the Yellow pages and found a temp agency close by and immediately got a temp job at an AIDS clinic that lasted 9 months. They had some fundraising problems and so that job ended. However until about four months ago I was able to work enough (but not too much) in order to have enough to live frugally and not endanger my disability. A cousin pays my rent. But now I'm in my second month of not being able to find a part-time temp job while I continue my quest for a full-time permanent position that would actually support me and pay my rent. I have a good resume but have not been in the job market since I left California in 2001. The college gradsw have flooded into town and besides making it a terrible place to live they're taking all the jobs. > > I met with my disability counselor yesterday and will meet with two others to see if we can come up with something or retrain for something entirely different just to survive. > > Is anyone else in this position? What are you doing? I applied for retirement housing yesterday but the waiting list is 18 months. It's a very nice place about 10 miles west of here.I won't be eligible for retirement until Januiary (retirement from what?!) and because of the way I lived my life including places that didn't collect social security, I will only be collecting pennies. This problem is so severe that I'm frightened beyond measure. > > Thanks for any constructive thoughts no matter how silly they may sound to you. > > L > I would suggest you get a room mate and also use your local food banks to supplement your monthly food expenses. Also look in to section 8 housing talk to the local churches they can be very helpful as well as Salvation Army & St. Depaul society. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 [ ] Re: Living on Disability > > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like suggestions of what others of you have done in my situation. I get SSDI which amounts to $895 a month. Then, $280 is taken off the top while I ccontinue to pay off a debt consolidation from sometime ago. That will be finished in 6-7 months. But even with that extra $280 there's no way I can live on this amoount of income. I moved to the Washington area for various reasons three years ago. When I first arrived I was very weak and couldn't do much of anything until about four months in. Then I just went to the Yellow pages and found a temp agency close by and immediately got a temp job at an AIDS clinic that lasted 9 months. They had some fundraising problems and so that job ended. However until about four months ago I was able to work enough (but not too much) in order to have enough to live frugally and not endanger my disability. A cousin pays my rent. But now I'm in my second month of not being able to find a part-time temp job while I continue my quest for a full-time permanent position that would actually support me and pay my rent. I have a good resume but have not been in the job market since I left California in 2001. The college gradsw have flooded into town and besides making it a terrible place to live they're taking all the jobs. > > I met with my disability counselor yesterday and will meet with two others to see if we can come up with something or retrain for something entirely different just to survive. > > Is anyone else in this position? What are you doing? I applied for retirement housing yesterday but the waiting list is 18 months. It's a very nice place about 10 miles west of here.I won't be eligible for retirement until Januiary (retirement from what?!) and because of the way I lived my life including places that didn't collect social security, I will only be collecting pennies. This problem is so severe that I'm frightened beyond measure. > > Thanks for any constructive thoughts no matter how silly they may sound to you. > > L > I would suggest you get a room mate and also use your local food banks to supplement your monthly food expenses. Also look in to section 8 housing talk to the local churches they can be very helpful as well as Salvation Army & St. Depaul society. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Thanks very much for taking the time to write with survival ideas. I really appreciate it! [ ] Re: Living on Disability > > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like suggestions of what others of you have done in my situation. I get SSDI which amounts to $895 a month. Then, $280 is taken off the top while I ccontinue to pay off a debt consolidation from sometime ago. That will be finished in 6-7 months. But even with that extra $280 there's no way I can live on this amoount of income. I moved to the Washington area for various reasons three years ago. When I first arrived I was very weak and couldn't do much of anything until about four months in. Then I just went to the Yellow pages and found a temp agency close by and immediately got a temp job at an AIDS clinic that lasted 9 months. They had some fundraising problems and so that job ended. However until about four months ago I was able to work enough (but not too much) in order to have enough to live frugally and not endanger my disability. A cousin pays my rent. But now I'm in my second month of not being able to find a part-time temp job while I continue my quest for a full-time permanent position that would actually support me and pay my rent. I have a good resume but have not been in the job market since I left California in 2001. The college gradsw have flooded into town and besides making it a terrible place to live they're taking all the jobs. > > I met with my disability counselor yesterday and will meet with two others to see if we can come up with something or retrain for something entirely different just to survive. > > Is anyone else in this position? What are you doing? I applied for retirement housing yesterday but the waiting list is 18 months. It's a very nice place about 10 miles west of here.I won't be eligible for retirement until Januiary (retirement from what?!) and because of the way I lived my life including places that didn't collect social security, I will only be collecting pennies. This problem is so severe that I'm frightened beyond measure. > > Thanks for any constructive thoughts no matter how silly they may sound to you. > > L > I would suggest you get a room mate and also use your local food banks to supplement your monthly food expenses. Also look in to section 8 housing talk to the local churches they can be very helpful as well as Salvation Army & St. Depaul society. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 as far as we,ve experienced, disability benefits are not garnished. if your paying back $280 on your own, ask to have it reduced. if this situation happens again, you can go to the court house in your town and get a form to submit to the judge that this payment causes undue hardship. your disability counselor should know this. have you applied for any other kind of social service assistance? karen loewen1 <loewen1@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, I'd like suggestions of what others of you have done in my situation. I get SSDI which amounts to $895 a month. Then, $280 is taken off the top while I ccontinue to pay off a debt consolidation from sometime ago. That will be finished in 6-7 months. But even with that extra $280 there's no way I can live on this amoount of income. I moved to the Washington area for various reasons three years ago. When I first arrived I was very weak and couldn't do much of anything until about four months in. Then I just went to the Yellow pages and found a temp agency close by and immediately got a temp job at an AIDS clinic that lasted 9 months. They had some fundraising problems and so that job ended. However until about four months ago I was able to work enough (but not too much) in order to have enough to live frugally and not endanger my disability. A cousin pays my rent. But now I'm in my second month of not being able to find a part-time temp job while I continue my quest for a full-time permanent position that would actually support me and pay my rent. I have a good resume but have not been in the job market since I left California in 2001. The college gradsw have flooded into town and besides making it a terrible place to live they're taking all the jobs. I met with my disability counselor yesterday and will meet with two others to see if we can come up with something or retrain for something entirely different just to survive. Is anyone else in this position? What are you doing? I applied for retirement housing yesterday but the waiting list is 18 months. It's a very nice place about 10 miles west of here.I won't be eligible for retirement until Januiary (retirement from what?!) and because of the way I lived my life including places that didn't collect social security, I will only be collecting pennies. This problem is so severe that I'm frightened beyond measure. Thanks for any constructive thoughts no matter how silly they may sound to you. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Thanks , The $280 would really make a difference but I so much want it paid off as soon as possible. When I meet in the next week or so I'll ask about food banks and anything else I might be eligible to get. Thank you, Re: [ ] Living on Disability as far as we,ve experienced, disability benefits are not garnished. if your paying back $280 on your own, ask to have it reduced. if this situation happens again, you can go to the court house in your town and get a form to submit to the judge that this payment causes undue hardship. your disability counselor should know this. have you applied for any other kind of social service assistance? karen loewen1 <loewen1@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, I'd like suggestions of what others of you have done in my situation. I get SSDI which amounts to $895 a month. Then, $280 is taken off the top while I ccontinue to pay off a debt consolidation from sometime ago. That will be finished in 6-7 months. But even with that extra $280 there's no way I can live on this amoount of income. I moved to the Washington area for various reasons three years ago. When I first arrived I was very weak and couldn't do much of anything until about four months in. Then I just went to the Yellow pages and found a temp agency close by and immediately got a temp job at an AIDS clinic that lasted 9 months. They had some fundraising problems and so that job ended. However until about four months ago I was able to work enough (but not too much) in order to have enough to live frugally and not endanger my disability. A cousin pays my rent. But now I'm in my second month of not being able to find a part-time temp job while I continue my quest for a full-time permanent position that would actually support me and pay my rent. I have a good resume but have not been in the job market since I left California in 2001. The college gradsw have flooded into town and besides making it a terrible place to live they're taking all the jobs. I met with my disability counselor yesterday and will meet with two others to see if we can come up with something or retrain for something entirely different just to survive. Is anyone else in this position? What are you doing? I applied for retirement housing yesterday but the waiting list is 18 months. It's a very nice place about 10 miles west of here.I won't be eligible for retirement until Januiary (retirement from what?!) and because of the way I lived my life including places that didn't collect social security, I will only be collecting pennies. This problem is so severe that I'm frightened beyond measure. Thanks for any constructive thoughts no matter how silly they may sound to you. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2007 Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Thanks I'll follow through. I did call for an application for Section 8 housing about 10 miles west of here in a lovely community. I don't really qualify yet because I'm too YOUNG! But the waiting list is about 18 months and I would qualify then. Thanks for the good ideas. I know there are food banks here because I worked for an HIV/AIDS clinic for awhile and know the patients were getting various kinds of help. Probably meeting one good source will lead to another. Thanks again. L [ ] Re: Living on Disability > > Hi Everyone, > > I'd like suggestions of what others of you have done in my situation. I get SSDI which amounts to $895 a month. Then, $280 is taken off the top while I ccontinue to pay off a debt consolidation from sometime ago. That will be finished in 6-7 months. But even with that extra $280 there's no way I can live on this amoount of income. I moved to the Washington area for various reasons three years ago. When I first arrived I was very weak and couldn't do much of anything until about four months in. Then I just went to the Yellow pages and found a temp agency close by and immediately got a temp job at an AIDS clinic that lasted 9 months. They had some fundraising problems and so that job ended. However until about four months ago I was able to work enough (but not too much) in order to have enough to live frugally and not endanger my disability. A cousin pays my rent. But now I'm in my second month of not being able to find a part-time temp job while I continue my quest for a full-time permanent position that would actually support me and pay my rent. I have a good resume but have not been in the job market since I left California in 2001. The college gradsw have flooded into town and besides making it a terrible place to live they're taking all the jobs. > > I met with my disability counselor yesterday and will meet with two others to see if we can come up with something or retrain for something entirely different just to survive. > > Is anyone else in this position? What are you doing? I applied for retirement housing yesterday but the waiting list is 18 months. It's a very nice place about 10 miles west of here.I won't be eligible for retirement until Januiary (retirement from what?!) and because of the way I lived my life including places that didn't collect social security, I will only be collecting pennies. This problem is so severe that I'm frightened beyond measure. > > Thanks for any constructive thoughts no matter how silly they may sound to you. > > L > I would suggest you get a room mate and also use your local food banks to supplement your monthly food expenses. Also look in to section 8 housing talk to the local churches they can be very helpful as well as Salvation Army & St. Depaul society. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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