Besides going to the food bank you may also want to try the RI community action program and foodstamps I am not sure if they currently have any housing assistance as that does fluctuate http://www.google.com/urlurl=http://www.ricommunityaction.org/&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=CgmdVeecNcilyAS1or6wBg&ved=0CCMQFjAB&sig2=RjtzJ7HaoYjCLvTGNPNzBQ&usg=AFQjCNG3E6-qlIQLufgF9p2hFggLaL-KdQ

Hi ann..currently I am ok with income (thank God)...I would not qualify for food stamps...or housing.

But thank you for the link.

Hello, I am on disability and I know about the documents and paperwork. It is overwhelming and unfortunately the government is short on workers. Waiting for the mail, especially after just having a holiday and people on vacation, delays things more. You have professional people that are supporting you to get you through the "red tape." You are doing as asked and it stays on file.

Once accepted (and I believe that it will happen for you), they know the original date of the application, it is on their records and then Social Security becomes a source too, for getting copies of original documents with dates, for what some other agency may need, in the future, for other help, for you.

The wait is nerve-racking, to say the least, and debilitating for your mental, physical and emotional well-being; all the reasons you need this to begin with!

And the key word is "need," and everything is factual and signed by "professionals," (the people with the credentials to verify). The truth of your needs will shine through and you can focus on your health. The running around and doing what they have asked, you have done. Breathe and have faith.

Thank you rever.....yes, the most confusing thing to me has been - HOW am I supposed to be able to function enough to get them to understand the stuff is real...AND because the stuff is REAL...I really struggle with getting to the Drs...therapy....sleep....behaviors....responses...impulsivity.....

The first long term disability claim (that I currently receive benefits for)....thru insurance at my work. They kept asking me for more documentation. One day I snapped at the guy in the e-mail and said...THAT IS IT....don't approve me...I don't care...I have given you everything I am going to give you and everything I am capable of giving you at this time.

2 weeks later I got a notice I was approved....I was SHOCKED. This affords me 65% of the pay I was making in my previous job monthly...Which at the time I was snapping at him...I had never even ASKED what the benefit would be. I could not even live without that money right now....So, yes....that is the biggest thing....working thru the red tape in the condition I am in......MRI today....I'm exhausted....but it is necessary to continue with the testing....2 reasons...to find a source of many conditions and to appease SSDI.

The up side is they'll make the pay retro active to the date the disability began. So your first check becomes a little nest egg or money to pay off debts. The length of the wait varies greatly by state. Surely a decision has to come through soon.

Yes, weepy and the retro date would be March 2014.
My lawyer thou...is not making me happy....but I will be happy if we win.
She is out of office constantly....this is important for me to get this MRI information to SSDI and diagnosis..
She promises a 24 hour return call time...and she never calls back - its usually 48 hours.