Guest guest Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I live in KS and I don't know if all states work the same. Here you get a max of $623 per month on a needs based program. If your income of any kind is greater than $643 ($20 grace period) per month, you won't get SSI. Period. Now, we have what is called Title II(2) here and it is basically your early retirement for being disabled. As long as you have had at least 10 consecutive quarters on work and paying in retirement/taxes to the government and your personal income doesn't exceed $899 per month, you are eligible for it once declared disabled by your doctor and verified with the state medical board. The amount you receive is determined by how long and how much you have been paying in and when your disease started effecting you. The farther back you can prove it started effecting you, the more money you are eligible for, because you were paying in all that time. With Title II, it doesn't matter how much your spouse or household income is, as long as you don't exceed your personal amount of $899. This is basically because you are disabled, shouldn't be working then, and are basically getting your early retirement that you have paid in. No I don't work for the government, just fight them all the time for me and my son. and Merrill Staton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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