kouassikofi

kouassikofi t1_irued77 wrote

Great idea but needs to be tied to other reforms or like many government plans it can cause some unique oversights. My younger brother (adult age) is mentally and physically disabled. He draws SSI. He lives in a full care group home. His benefits increased another 1000$ from this. Only problem is his cap was not increased. If he has more than 2000$ in his name he can be unenrolled. We have to spend the money as quick as it comes in just to keep him eligible for his services. I know, hardly a problem people want to hear about. Too much money. But in his unique case it is both extremely stressful as he could lose access to the care he needs and it is a bit wasteful as we keep making unnecessary expenditures with money that could be helping someone else. Last week we bought a new mattress even though the old one was fine. Ended up donating the old one.

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