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Hey guys! I have a questions as things have gone from worse.... to well "worse" I filed for disability on Oct 10th 08 and was denied in Jan..at that time I was automatically denied SSI cause of my husbands income and I was able to get on his insurance.
So I went with the company ALLSUP to help me out and we did my appeal in Feb...so I am still in the "waiting" process. So struggling terribly financially already with no income on my end, more and more medical bills to add to the pile, and BARELY making our mortgage....SO then....last week my husband was laid off from his job with no call back!!!!!
I called and told Allsup our status now, and asked what I will be able to do or if I would qualify to reapply for SSI or Medicare or anything and they just keep telling me I have to wait for my appeal decision....ok thats nice..so in the mean time I have no insurance.(who can afford cobra coverage) So I hope I don't have a freaking relapse during all this stress, and I might as well start packing and say bye, bye to my humble abode.
Have no idea when my hubby's unemployment is gonna start, or how much for they are jacking him around on that, and he took out his 401k money to hopefully get caught up on the house with that, then we found out you have to be at his company 3 yrs to get the vested balance, so yeah, $272 bucks will at least pay mabey one bill and get us some groceries this week...thanks!!!
What can I do?? I would think I would be able to qualify for something now to help us, but Allsup blows me off and just says sorry...you have to wait for your appeal decision. Anyone else been in this situation or have any advice for me????
So I went with the company ALLSUP to help me out and we did my appeal in Feb...so I am still in the "waiting" process. So struggling terribly financially already with no income on my end, more and more medical bills to add to the pile, and BARELY making our mortgage....SO then....last week my husband was laid off from his job with no call back!!!!!
I called and told Allsup our status now, and asked what I will be able to do or if I would qualify to reapply for SSI or Medicare or anything and they just keep telling me I have to wait for my appeal decision....ok thats nice..so in the mean time I have no insurance.(who can afford cobra coverage) So I hope I don't have a freaking relapse during all this stress, and I might as well start packing and say bye, bye to my humble abode.
Have no idea when my hubby's unemployment is gonna start, or how much for they are jacking him around on that, and he took out his 401k money to hopefully get caught up on the house with that, then we found out you have to be at his company 3 yrs to get the vested balance, so yeah, $272 bucks will at least pay mabey one bill and get us some groceries this week...thanks!!!
What can I do?? I would think I would be able to qualify for something now to help us, but Allsup blows me off and just says sorry...you have to wait for your appeal decision. Anyone else been in this situation or have any advice for me????
Good Luck
HOW TO GET A SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY HEARING SCHEDULED FASTER
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Illinois Cash Assistance Grant Program For The Disabled
What Is It? The Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Grant Program is an Illinois program administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services. It may provide a cash grant to low income people with disabilities
http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=241
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Formally the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)
800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
CMS is the government organization that administers the Medicare, Medicaid and Child Health Insurance programs. The web site offers information about these programs and other projects. CMS might be able to point you in the right direction in helping you out.
You don't have Long Term Disability Insurance do you?
I hope this helps and will be praying that everything will turn out all right.