alt.social-security-disability

Thanks Jack

Not the answer I wanted.... but at least it's an answer.

How do they expect people to survive?

I had a family member helping me....but no longer can.

This system is sooooo messed up!

I'd start a class action....but you need their permission to sue them
too! LOL

5 months and not even scheduled (and I AM in the Boston zone) is
pretty unacceptable if you ask me.

Most people (family included) can't believe this is taking this long.

Something has to change! BTW... I just wrote to my congresswoman....
lets see if she has any power. I can't even find out where on the
'unscheduled list" I am. All I need is an estimate of when!

Thanks again Jack!



On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:57:49 GMT, Windswept@Home (Jack) wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:55:23 GMT, Dude
>wrote:
>
>
>>Anyhow... I am in the process of waiting to be scheduled for a hearing
>>for SSDI/SSI (after a denial and a reconsideration).
>
>>My question... I noticed this on the SSA website.. is it possible to
>>get an advanced payment? How hard is this? How do I do it?
>
>>DI Presumptive Disability or Blindness and Emergency Advance
>>Payment-Title XVI Only
>
>Presumptive disability applies only if there's a strong likelihood
>that your case will be allowed. With two denials (initial and recon)
>they won't use this provision.
>
>There's a similar provision described here:
>
> /OP_Home/handbook/ /
>
> Under what conditions can a Social Security office make an
>emergency advance payment?
>SSI emergency advance payments are available only at the time of
>initial application if you need assistance before the first payment
>arrives. You must present strong evidence of the following:
>
>Qualifying for payment in the current or in the following month by
>meeting the qualifications for eligibility (age, disability,
>blindness, citizenship or alien status as applicable); and
>
>A financial emergency exists where you have insufficient income or
>resources to meet an immedite need for food, clothing, shelter or
>medical care.
>_____
>
>But again with two denials, they won't use this provision.
>
>I don't know of any other provision.
>