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alex richardson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 - 8:25 am: | 
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do states differ on what they do to help people with disabilties?which state would be the best? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2001 - 5:20 am: |
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The states differ vastly, and I am sorry to say that it is beyond my expertise to say what state would be best for a disabled person to live in.
You might consider this: for many, but by no means for all, the best state is the one in which you have family and friends that can help support you in a thousand ways. Not for all; I know that many people have neither.
Whatever you know about what your state offers, post here, and maybe someday we will all know. |
carol
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 25, 2001 - 9:40 am: |
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do all states have state disability?
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No! Mine don't, and I don't know much about it. Anyone who does, please post here. |
William E. Miller
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 10:39 am: |
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I am a 33 year old man that has type I diabetes for around 28 years. I've worked hard and steady for 13 years with my condition. In 1999 I filed for S.S.D. because I found I was unable to hold a full time job and my desease was the cause. I have nerve damage to arms,hands,legs, and feet. I have had 9 laser surgeries between both eyes. And just recently I,ve been told that there's probably more to come. There's much more I could write to tell you what physical and mental problems I have that this desease has caused but I want to get to why I'm writting. I've been fighting my claim for S.S.D. for 3 years . I've gotten a lawyer at the start and made the appeals and kept all my paper work up to date and have done everything I was suppose to do. Just last year I had to move from Ohio to South Carolinia so that my parents could help me take care of myself and I didn't die. Now I'm faced to refile a new claim so I can get the help I need in this state and get a new lawyer. My appeal was filed September of 2000. What should I do before there's no more time for me? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2002 - 4:47 am: |
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William, I never intentionally make suggestions to someone who has an attorney; the best thing to do is to talk to him or her about the problem. Contact him or her; you should be able to transfer your claim to South Carolina; or you might be able to continue it in Ohio. You should carefully consider these two options. It is best to pursue the claim in whichever jurisdiction might be most sympathetic to your claim. |
Nora
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 10:01 pm: |
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Do Benefits change from state to state? I am considering moving to florida due to my sickle cell |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 7:43 am: |
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Nora, Social Security Disability benefits are the same from state to state - in theory, anyway. As far as SSI, there is a minimum that is provided in all states; but the benefits available to SSI recipients do vary slightly from state to state.
Actually, if your case is ever reviewed, some areas have tougher judges than others. |
kathleen gary
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 6:23 pm: |
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are there ssi benefits in north or south carolina? thank you |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 10:12 am: |
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Yes, and in every other state. The benefits that go with SSI vary slightly from state to state. The benefits that go with Social Security Disability do not. |
Cheryl
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 10:21 am: |
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I have lived in South Carolina for 2 months and I have had 1 job for three weeks. I found out I have 2 more herniated discs and a buldging disc and may need surgery if the injections do not work. I have had 2 back surgeries in the past since 1998. I find it hard to sit, stand and walk for a period of time. Can I get disability? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 26, 2004 - 5:32 pm: |
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Yes. There is no time that you have to live in a particular state before you can get whatever SSI and Social Security Disability you are otherwise entitled to. |
jody albright
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 11:04 pm: |
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does anyone know what states are good for traumatic brain injury funding and what they offer. we are thinking about moving. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 6:33 am: |
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That is a great question that is beyond my expertise. I will leave it here for a while, but I would bet it won't get answered. You might try asking elsewhere on the web. If you find the answer, please come back and share it. |
Evelyn Williams
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2001 - 12:21 pm: |
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I am 47 yr. old female with Multiple Sclerosis for seven years. My husband and I have built a handicapped accessible home in Alabama. I have SS
disability and medicaid in Georgia. In the last 2 days, I have called 8 offices and cannot find anyone who will tell me where or how to apply for disability and medicaid in Alabama. Could you tell me anything to get the process started? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2001 - 6:37 am: |
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Call 1 800 772 1213, the Social Security Administration's toll free number, and give them the zip code for your house in Alabama. They will give you the number and street address of the Social Security District Office for that area. Try calling the District Office, but that can be difficult if it is a busy one. It is usually best to go down there. Go towards the end of the month and go before the office opens, which is usually 8:30. |
Joyce M
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 - 10:56 pm: |
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When moving SSD from New Jersey to Georgia - is there some long drawn out process that I must go through to continue receiving the benefits?
Reply by Paul No trouble at all. Spend a stamp and notify the Post Office of your change of address. Then when you get to South Carolina, go to the local office and ask them to change the address on the check.
What are the terms if I wanted to marry someone who was also disabled and receiving SSD?
Reply by Paul I am reluctant to give an answer to this question, for fear that you or someone else might rely on it and lose benefits. There are certain kinds of benefit that are not affected, and certain kinds that are. A fourth of the people that I meet with are wrong about the exact kind they are getting, so if I say one way or the other, someone will read that and hurt themselves. I will say that children's, widow's and SSI checks are often, but not always affected by marriage, but I will not say what checks are not affected without talking to you directly. Hope you don't mind; I just want to be careful.
Thank you... |
Michelle Bradley-Kennedy (Sweetoceanblue)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 - 12:11 am: |
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I'm already on SSI/SSA and I reside in CA. and I'm interested in knowing how much of a change will this be in my benefits by me moving to a different state?
Thanks so much for your time & consideration.
Sincerely,
Michelle |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, December 21, 2002 - 6:13 am: |
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That depends on a lot of factors.
As to Social Security Disability, your check should not change.
As to Supplemental Security Income, some amount is paid in every state, but some states have differing supplements. I do not know a lot about how these programs vary from state to state.
To answer a question you didn't ask, Medicare will also be the same. Medicaid varies from state to state.
You should contact an attorney in the state which you plan to move to.
Take care and good luck. |
chonnie edwards
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 4:05 pm: |
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I am on SSA AND SSI for a disabilitiy called fibromyalgia , and am looking to try to move
to NC. I need to know would my benefits be the same or would I have an increase or an decrease in my checks. As well as my medicare and caid would these stay the same, or what would I have to do to have them changed over to this state? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 9:30 pm: |
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Chonnie: Medicaid can be slightly different from state to state. I am not sure, it is possible that some states have additional benefits beyond what SSI provides. But Medicare and Social Security Disability are uniform all over the country. Just go down to the local office and let them know you are moved once you get there. Be sure to mail the post office a change of address form! |
Will Hollenbeck
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 15, 2004 - 2:02 pm: |
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I am on Social Security Disability for a disabling condition which includes Multiple chemical sensitivities, chronic fatigue, and other things. I've been this way for 12 years with no prospect of improvement. I want to move to another state, but am not sure if the new state will recognize my condition the way the present state does. Could I be risking my benefits if I move? How can I know? I am about to be reviewed in my present state. Last time, the process took almost a year. Should I wait until the process is over to try to move? Thank you. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 9:24 pm: |
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Will, theoretically the Social Security Disability law is supposed to be uniform all over the United States, and mostly it is, but I suppose there are some liberal states, say, California, and some more conservative ones, say, South Carolina.
That doesn't help you with your question; and even if you gave me the states I wouldn't know which might be better. I know a few OHA offices that are tough and some that are friendly, but most I don't know how they compare. Sorry to be so unhelpful with your important question. |
jo kissenberth
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:18 pm: |
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I have end stage liver disease and have been on the liver transplant list for 4 years with no end in sight. If I moved to another state in hopes of getting a liver, would I have to reapply for medicare and wait to be approved? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Post Number: 751
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 9:54 am: |
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No. Medicare is a national program.
Medicaid varies from state to state, but if you are also on Medicaid, there will PROBABLY be no problem in moving, except for the problems of transition; but there might be, if the state you are moving to has more strict rules for Medicaid. Check carefully. |
Christine Shiflett
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, February 29, 2004 - 11:11 pm: |
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Both my husband and I are on Social Security Disability Benefits. I'm 30 and have been on SS and SSI for 5 years, for Mental Disabiliy. Chad is 20 and on SSI for 2 years for Cystic Fibrosis. We live in Amarillo, Texas. We would like to move near my family in Maryland. How would we go about changing our Social Security Benefits to there and would we still get them in Maryland? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 5:57 am: |
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Christine: As far as the Social Security Disability and SSI programs are concerned, you should be able to simply notify the Administration of your change of address, and the checks should be forwarded to your new address. But I suggest that you be sure to tell the post office to forward all mail to your new address, in case the Administration forgets to forward something.
SSI benefit amounts and Medicaid benefits and qualifications vary slightly from state to state; and there are other benefit programs for the disabled that are not connected with Social Security that vary, but Social Security Disability and Medicare programs are uniform over the whole US. |
James Catlor
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 2:44 pm: |
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I would like to know how much each state pays for benifits and why some states pay more while others pay less |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Post Number: 791
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 04, 2004 - 8:42 am: |
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Generally, the states with a higher living expense tend to supplement the basic SSI amount. Social Security disability benefits are the same amount all over. I am not sure where to go to find out exactly how much you get in each state. |
Carol Roberts
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 5:00 pm: |
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Dear Sir,
We want to move to South Carolina. How much will my SSI change there? I got close to $600.00 now. Will my Medicaid transfer? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Post Number: 880
Registered: 5-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, November 14, 2004 - 4:56 pm: |
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Carol, if neither you nor anyone else who lives in your household has any significant income or resources, you will get $563 in SSI. Your Medicaid will transfer. |
june
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 13, 2003 - 4:20 pm: |
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I am on SSI in N.J. since 1996, plan to move to N.C. what shouls I do and will I still be able to be on SSI? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Post Number: 906
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2004 - 7:45 am: |
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