Filling for Disability benifits and SSI

[Jugsmalone]

Listen Up. I am sort of on my own in life as many of us are. I have been advised by my doctor for over a year to go on Disability, I finally did May 11, of this year.after 16 years I just could not do my job any longer due to pain and not able to function with out the meds that make me sleep and loopy at times. The only reason I decided to file now is because I will be getting asetlement some time soon and it will be more than enough to pay the bills for a few years, or trust me I could not even think of not working,

Now here is how it goes , first you tell the boss and if your work has Disabillity benifits you file for short term ones first, before they will even kick in you first have to collect all sick pay and vacation benifits due youl... this is good in a way cause it gives you some time to get the documents requested to geather for the assholes in charge of your case.

if you are approved you will get 60 percent of your normal pay, and still have to pay your share of the medical and life insurance if you have those threw work .. now if on short term you send this money to your previaous employer, if its gone to long term you send it to the agency holding the policy, you may get constant calls during the day with hang ups this is most likely the agents assigned to your case checking to see if you are home. You may be watched and video taped if you leave the house for any reason. most of the time after dark you are safe from prying eyes..

Meanwhile you apply for SSD this is the blood sucker that takes and takes from our pay all our lives so we are taken care of when we can no longer work . Yeah right HIRE a lawyer right away when you apply for this , they work on a contingency bassis and the fee is set so they can not screw you here but they will still get a nice hunk of change from your settlement check when you get the first one approximately 2years after you file , without a lawyer plan on 4 or 5 years of waiting and maybe still not getting it.. so just a little tip for those that think they may even possibly have to go on disabillity in a year or so,,, file for as many credit cards as you can get DO Not USE them........ this is your disabillity money,,,,,now most credit cards have a potection clause they will pay your ballance if you are disabled or unable to work with a Doctors report to them,,,, make sure you have this set asside as much money as possible in advance or take a chance of loseing everything you have worked for to this point, .....

Trust me most homeless people were not all drugiges or losers some were hard working stiffs that life tossed them more than they could handle

The US government will rebuild other countries and feed thier homeless and medicate them but as for there own well its is not happening, We are left to survive however we can, So use the system the best way you can investigate what is available to you before you need it, stock up on medications you may need to get you threw and never ever let them know how much you did manage to tuck away its none of there F***ing business You earned it and You already paid taxes on it .... Do your homework before even applying for Disability... I hope this saves even just one person of thinking ***hmmm Ill just file for Disability *** It is not easy and you could lose everything just waiting for a deciesion,


Thanks for letting me rant. and no worries about me you all I did my homework first.... Ill be OK

[Fishi3]

The system in Canada is pretty much the same only there is a fixed amount they pay per person. Which is to say far to little to live on. The difference being is if you can get past the legal hurdles and jump through all the hoops and feed the bloodsuckers their bloodmoney you can actually have some form of self employment to supliment it. As long as you don't earn to much and get kicked off that is.

[Shigy]

(rant) Maybe if they us goverment wasn't so busy sticking its nose into other countries business they could afford to do it properly(end rant)