Not out of the woods yet- but good news inside
I talked to Disability today, and they said I should be hearing soon. Even if I am approved, if I get SSDI I won't get my first check until the second week of June. I may qualify for SSI for the time that I haven't been able to work, but even that could take 1-2 months to process and get money.
They said I had been approved at the state level (yay!) but SSA still needed to make sure I qualify for SSDI. It's good news that the state approved me- it means I medically qualify. Now they are just seeing if I financially qualify (which shouldn't be a problem- the most expensive thing I own is my computer, a $300 E-machine). I don't own a car or anything else.
The thing is, I have to figure out how I'm going to survive until at least the second Wednesday of June. And I'm not going to get backpay ( :( ) which I was counting on to fix the car, get a new computer (Geo and I currently share one which is a major pain in the butt for 2 disabled people who love being online) and other things. But those are just luxuries- right now I have to figure out how to do things like pay my phone bill (overdue, balance $182) and other essentials. Hopefully I hear from Food Stamps soon so I can get some food. I also have to see about Section 8 housing, because it's really hard to pay $820 rent with the little we get from SSI. *sigh* All these things to do, but not enough awake time in the day to do it lol.
Food/sleep update: Today I had 1/2 bottle of green tea, 2 cups of coffee, normal dinner, and will eat some pasta later. Slept from 4am to 12:30pm.
They said I had been approved at the state level (yay!) but SSA still needed to make sure I qualify for SSDI. It's good news that the state approved me- it means I medically qualify. Now they are just seeing if I financially qualify (which shouldn't be a problem- the most expensive thing I own is my computer, a $300 E-machine). I don't own a car or anything else.
The thing is, I have to figure out how I'm going to survive until at least the second Wednesday of June. And I'm not going to get backpay ( :( ) which I was counting on to fix the car, get a new computer (Geo and I currently share one which is a major pain in the butt for 2 disabled people who love being online) and other things. But those are just luxuries- right now I have to figure out how to do things like pay my phone bill (overdue, balance $182) and other essentials. Hopefully I hear from Food Stamps soon so I can get some food. I also have to see about Section 8 housing, because it's really hard to pay $820 rent with the little we get from SSI. *sigh* All these things to do, but not enough awake time in the day to do it lol.
Food/sleep update: Today I had 1/2 bottle of green tea, 2 cups of coffee, normal dinner, and will eat some pasta later. Slept from 4am to 12:30pm.
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That is GREAT news im so happy for ya! Keeping my fingers crossed for you! I dont understand why you wouldnt get the backk pay? That dont seem very fair!
Good news! Hope you can figure out how to last until those payments. But what a light at the end of the tunnel!! x
great news i dont understand why you cant get back pay. so not fair... i just wish it would come sooner so you could get those bills paid sooner.. maybe give the phone company a call and explain the situation and maybe they can work something out... hugs ..love marie
My situation is actually good compared to others in my shoes. Sadly, that\'s just the way the system works. I\'m not approved yet, so I\'m trying not to get my hopes up too high.