What did the nice people at the office say when you asked them?
They do not determine the guide lines but they must follow them.
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So, SNAP pays for food, and Mom's assets pay for your housing.
How are you paying for your other living expenses? How is Mom paying for her medical care?
Have you spoken with someone at Social Services about assistance?
I use her car to run errands as she does not drive anymore. Other than that, I have no expenses.
Mom has medicare and a portion of her budget is for medical expenses.
I only saw programs for families and single mothers but I guess a call to a social worker could not hurt.
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This is not something you need to work out ahead of time and be able to "argue" with the certifying entity. They will have heard of and dealt with this type of situation and will have the capability to examine it up and down once you have begun the certification process anyhow. You just honestly to the best of your abilities give them the information. You can provide them with copies of the trust paperwork if you have that available.
And yes, they will have to know all about your mother's situation before they can certify you. You'll provide her ss# and as much information as you have about her income, and they'll research it too. What they decide is not up for argument and will not be based merely on what you've told them, so knowing the correct term isn't really important.
Unless you can get a medical exemption to care for your mother, you may be required to participate in job seeking activities while receiving the benefits if you are approved.
Since Mississippi is one of the states that has recently refused the Medicaid expansion, there are a lot fewer people being approved for medical benefits in the state at this time.
I explained the situation but they were not interested in the conservatorship papers. The only information taken were the required forms.
So rather than giving them all mom's financial information I will make her "household" separate from mine. Nothing to appeal that way.
Will look into a medical exemption but MS does not have the caregiver benefits other states have like minimum wage, etc . . .
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Does mom need a full time caregiver? If so, WHO will babysit mom while the OP works? Who pays for the babysitter? Sometimes, it's cheaper to pay for kinship caregiving than outside help.
Yes she does and I am the kinship caregiver. However, her budget does not afford me payment.
Getting a job here would defeat the purpose of me leaving my job in Wisconsin and moving to Mississippi.
I would have to put her into a nursing facility and the idea is to let her live out her life at home.
Thank you! The caregiver roll is so often overlooked.
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And thank you all for you help, Rick
