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Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 12, 2001 - 9:58 am: | 
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I am 67 years old drawing social security benefits since I was 62. These are on my own personal wages, not of the previous spouse. I am now considering remarriage. Will my present benefits be altered if I remarry? |
Paul McChesney
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, February 12, 2001 - 6:59 pm: |
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For people drawing Social Security Retirement or Social Security disability, if you draw on your own record, your marriage status does not matter. If you draw on your spouse's record, your marriage status can affect your check in very complicated ways.
For people drawing SSI, a portion of your spouse's income is "deemed" to be yours, and so his or her income can affect or eliminate your check. |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2001 - 10:55 am: |
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I AM ON SSI DISABILITY. WILL I LOSE MY CHECK AMOUNT OR BENEFITS IF I GET MARRIED?
AND DOES SSI PAY CHILD SUPPORT FOR A DISABLED FATHER WHO HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY BY A COURT? |
Paul McChesney
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, April 09, 2001 - 5:22 am: |
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You might lose your benefits or have them reduced if you get married. It depends on your husband or wife's income.
If you get a Social Security Disability check, your child might get a check that might satisfy your support obligations.
However, if all you are getting is SSI, there is no such check paid to your children.
In either case, you might or might not have to pay additional child support; that is a question of family law that varies from state to state; you would have to ask a local attorney. |
sandra
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 12:43 pm: |
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Why are there no actual dollar amounts that reflect how much SSI is lowered after marriage? What happens is I just live with my mate? I onced called The social security administration office and posed the question about marriage, the person was very rude. She got demanding and said if I got married I better tell her right now. Then she preceded to really grill me about other matters and said if I was lying she would find out? Some people in positions really excert a power play.
Reply by PaulSC is a common law state, and the Administration always claims that individuals are married when they live together. In that case the income of the spouse is counted, and as the spouse's income goes up, the amount of the person's disability check goes down. How much it goes down is a complicated question, that depends on how much of the spouse's income is earned, and on how many dependants live in the house. It might also vary from state to state.
If you can prove that you are living with someone as a border, for instance, these rules do not apply. However, around here, the Administration is very hostile to finding this situation, since it means that people who live together without benefit of clergy get a better deal than the married. Be very careful, or the Administration could claim a very large overpayment in the future.
I do not know, and would like to know, how this is handled in other states.
To perform the actual calculation in your case, you would need either a sympathetic person at the local Social Security Office, an unlikely possibility, or perhaps someone at legal aid? I am sorry; I cannot perform the calculation from this distance.
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Jean Hamon
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 01, 2001 - 10:00 pm: |
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My fiance' was diagnosed w/brain, liver, lung and bone cancer. We would still like to get married even though it won't be for long. He was approved for SSI 6 months ago. I drive schoolbus and only make about $700 per month 9 months of year. Will my income, small as it is, mess up his SSI? I have a son on SSI and when he reached 21, my income didn't affect HIM anymore. If it will cause my fiance' to lose his SSI, I will not marry him. Please help. Time is short. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 09, 2001 - 7:41 pm: |
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If you are married, your income can affect the amount of his SSI check. I would be reluctant to guess exactly how much; that is so important a question I would want to be positive. Some rules as to income and resources vary by state.
Income of the spouse does NOT affect a Social Security Disability check, which is based on the disabled person's income. |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 3:13 am: |
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I plan to get married I am applying for SSI and my spouse is receiving ssi will there be any affects since we both don't have any other source of income and will be living with my parents here in Texas because we are both adults. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 10, 2001 - 9:17 am: |
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There could be an effect. Once you are married, you and your spouse have a combined maximum SSI check and a combined maximum allowed income and resources.
If you and your spouse were drawing Social Security Disability on your own records, there would be no effect.
If one of you were drawing SSI or Widow's or Widower's benefits, marriage could have an effect. |
kim
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, December 27, 2001 - 8:37 pm: |
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I am a canadian ... looking to marry a man in md ! he is on disability .. if i come there and marry and work ... will his disability cover my medical and will his disability check go down ? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, January 11, 2002 - 6:29 am: |
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1. His disability will not cover your medical expenses.
2. If he has a Social Security Disability check, neither your presence, nor your marital status, nor your income will affect his check. But if he is drawing SSI, they might.
3. Hang on to your Canadian citizenship. Canada is a civilized country, that provides medical benefits to all citizens at a price far lower than the US citizenry as a whole pays. If you develop a serious health problem, and become uninsurable down here, and don't mind a little cold weather, you have a place to go. |
Anonymous
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2002 - 7:57 pm: |
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I have a friend who is collecting SSI. He and I would like to move in together. I receive child support for my child and have no other income at the moment. Would this cut the amount of his check? This would be in AL. Do they take into consideration how many people are in the household? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 8:46 am: |
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This question is impossible to answer as stated. You should check with local legal aid, maybe. But the income of others in the houshold can affect the amount of SSI in varying circumstances. |
Sally
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 4:07 am: |
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Hello,
I get SSI and was woundering if you could answer a question. I have 2 little girls one is 4 years old and the other is 3 months and I was woudering if I was to get married to the man who is the father of my kids would that affect my SSI check because I am not supposed to be living by myself I am supposed to have someone there with me at all times to help me with house work and with the kids because of all my medical problems? There father doesn't work and I can't live with my grandparents the rest of my life and I was wanting to find a place to live. So do you think it would effect my SSI? If you or anyone else has any suggestions you can email me. I would greatly appriciate it thank you |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:11 am: |
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Sally: The amount of income of your spouse who lives with you can affect the amount of your check. If he has no income, his presence in the house will not affect the check. But if he goes to work, it will. That does not mean you should not get married, of course. If his income is high, and he has insurance for you, you might be better off that way. Maybe talk to legal aid to see exactly what would happen in your particular case. Take care. |
yvonne thomas
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 03, 2002 - 12:48 pm: |
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COULD SOMEONE ANSWER THIS QUESTION FOR ME PLEASE,I'M HAVING DIFFICULTLY BUYING MEDICINE AND CAN'T GET HELP EVEN THOUGH MY SSHUSBAND DRAWS A VERY SMALL CHECK FROM SSI.THANK YOU |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 5:06 am: |
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Your question requries more detail before it can be answered.
If you are drawing SSI, the income of your spouse can affect the amount of your check, and can affect whether you are entitled to Medicaid.
The expenses of two households are such that it is usually not sensible to seperate just to get more money, and of course it shouldn't be set up that way.
But unfortunately, if your spouse's income disqualifies you for Medicaid, sometimes insurance coverage is so critical that seperation is one of several alternatives, sometimes the only alternative that might get you coverage.
Of course, this is fairly outrageous.
If you are drawing Social Security Disability, there is no such problem. |
chuck
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 6:24 pm: |
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will getting married affect my benefits |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 5:44 am: |
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If your benefits are Social Security Disability on your own record, no. If your benefits are SSI, possibly, if your spouse has income. If widow's benefits, possibly, be careful and talk to a lawyer before you get married.
(Message edited by admin on March 19, 2006) |
joyce robinson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 - 6:28 pm: |
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my question is i am receiving ssi i have been living with a man for 15 yrs & was from the time i applied & received, he was also receiving ssi,when i filed, i filed single because i was & am divorced, well i received my benefits as single, but he turned 65, 2yrs. ago& recieved medicare, then they lowered my ssi, because when he sighned up he misunderstood the question do you consider yourself married & answered yes because he was married & seperated,but they thought he was saying that he considered he & i as married so reduced my ssi according to what he makes when he started getting his medicare. neithered one of us consideres us being married to each other. he also was receiving the same amount as i was in the beginning, i was wondering if it would be wiser for me to get in touch with them & complain or if it would make any difference & what would happen if we did get married? or if we would make more by living alone? i live in new york. thanks for any help you can give me. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, October 04, 2002 - 5:52 am: |
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You ask a good question. I am scared to give an answer. The answer turns in part on the state law concept of marriage, which in general is a simple question, but can sometimes be a complex one, as in your case. You should talk to a New York attorney. Sorry to be so little help; but I would be even less if I said something wrong and mislead you. |
paris high
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2003 - 10:59 pm: |
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yes am married but been seprated for bout 6yrs,she is over my check can i put like my mom over my check,dont get any money when my check comes in. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 7:46 am: |
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I am sorry; are you, paris high, the same person as joyce robinson? I don't know whether to read your two questions together or not. |
Terrel A. Barnett
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 1:23 pm: |
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I was disabled for life as a child and have received SSDI from my father's account (he died in 1972) as soon as I was eligible. I am now considering marriage. Would any of the SSDI money from my father's account continue, or would I be eligible under my husband's account after marriage, or neither? I have not worked enough to earn my own Social Security benefits. I am 47 years old; my fiance is 49. Thank you. |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 7:34 am: |
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You ask an extremely important question. Unless you marry someone who is also disabled and drawing most but not all sorts of disability benefits, your benefits will stop when you marry. If the benefits matter to you, do not marry until you talk to an attorney and think it over. |
Michele White
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2003 - 11:10 am: |
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My boyfriend is disabled for life with a spinal cord injury from 8 years ago. We would like to get married, but are unsure if this is possible. He is currently on Medicaid and Medicare, and we are both students in college who will graduate within the next year. When we get married, he will almost certainly lose his benefits, and we will be unable to afford his medical care. If I were to get a job with an option for spousal health insurance, would he likely be exempted from the benefits? I guess what I really need to know is whether or not his disability can be considered a preexisting condition, or would he be eligible for coverage just as anyone else would? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2003 - 6:09 am: |
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Michelle: Sorry to be so slow about getting back to you.
You are probably facing a difficult choice. If he is on Medicare, I assume he is drawing a Social Security Disability check, and had worked enough to qualify for this before his injury. That check and the Medicare should not be affected by marriage.
But, whenever your income is high enough, he should be disqualified for Medicaid, and for any SSI check he might be getting. There are other ways to get free medicine, which Medicare does not cover, but they do not work all that well.
I know very little about getting him covered under your health insurance. That is an important question that you should continue to search for the answer to. |
dee
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 18, 2003 - 8:08 pm: |
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how will getting married effect my ssdi? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2003 - 6:55 am: |
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Dee: If you are drawing Social Security disability off of your own record, not at all.
If you are drawing SSI, your husband's income will now affect your check.
If you are drawing Social Security Disability off of your parent's record, or a deceased spouse's record, in most but not all cases you will lose these benefits when you remarry.
The occasions when marriage will not end these benefits are complex. I would suggest that anyone who is drawing benefits off of the record of a spouse or parent talk to an attorney, and a good one, before remarrying. |
james
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 11:02 pm: |
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i am currently 21 years old and i have been receiving SSI since i was 19. i am looking forward to marriage over the next year or so. i am wondering if this would affect my ssi benefits? I receive medicare and a monthly check with maximum benefits. It's not just the reduction of the monthly check that concerns me, but it is the reduction of medicade benefits.
my spouse to be currently has no income. Will any of these benefits cover my wife? child? |
Paul McChesney (Admin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 25, 2003 - 11:27 am: |
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If your family unit has no income except SSI, your check should not change; but if that ever changes, your check will, too.
If you draw Social Security Disability benefits, your family members sometimes get a check, but that is not so with SSI. |
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