forced to sign up for unemployment by landlord

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

OK, the thing is, I'm not trying to get out of paying rent. My sig other is a paraplegic and I was getting paid to take care of him until the cutbacks in medicaid. Granted, there will be a drop in our rent if I am not working, but who will be home to take care of my sweetheart. Now we could have another aide come in, which he doesn't feel comfortable with. I could go back to work and our rent would raise. I think hiring an aide to come would cost the government more than me just staying home and taking care of him and our rent dropping. We have lived in our apartment for 4 years and have never missed a payment. We make do with what little money we have. I'm not trying to get out of paying my rent and I've worked for 25 years 40 hours a week, missed one day of work in those 25 years. Believe me, work does not scare me. Losing my sweetheart to a problem that may happen when I'm not there does.

I'm confused. Why did they stop paying you to take care of the SO? The reason for asking the question is that it is possible that there may NOT be any aid if the OP goes to work.

Will Medicaid pick up the cost of the aid if the OP goes to work? will the SO be required to go to a nursing home if there is no one at home to care for the SO? From what I see here, it's not black and white.

Now, will the OP be even eligible for unemployment compensation if the OP was paid by Medicaid? She could file for unemployment and not even be able to claim any.

 

[ecmst12]

There must be more going on then him being a paraplegic. Plenty of people in wheelchairs live perfectly independent lives and have no problem being "home alone".

 

[commentator]

How were you working somewhere enough to get laid off? If all you were getting was a subsidy to take care of your husband and that ended, go on and file for benefits, you won't be eligible anyhow. If you were working for an outside employer, and got laid off or quit or were fired, I'd say you'd have to file or risk losing your housing. You may or may not be eligible. But they have to verify that you do or do not have this source of income (unemplyment) as part of the recert. process.

Who was staying with this person while you worked? If you haven't got covered wages in the last eighteen months from working for a covered employer, not a governmental pay-out, it has to be a covered employer, then signing up for unemployment is a moot point anyhow, because you're not going to be monetarily eligible, and your landlord won't have to worry about it and neither will you.

 

[DeenaCA]

Do you know what type of subsidized housing you receive/live in?

My sig other is a paraplegic and I was getting paid to take care of him until the cutbacks in medicaid. Granted, there will be a drop in our rent if I am not working, but who will be home to take care of my sweetheart. Now we could have another aide come in, which he doesn't feel comfortable with.

This does not make sense to me. Why would the state pay another aide but not you?

 

[BL]

Do you know what type of subsidized housing you receive/live in?



This does not make sense to me. Why would the state pay another aide but not you?

It's part of the reform .

They are licensed ..

OP,

If you worked to be laid off , then you weren't home 24/7 .

Neither will the State home aid be .

 

[Baranov]

OP is tired of working and finds it easier to stay at home. Unemployment money would mostly go towards the increase in rent and frankly is not worth the effort of having to look for a job on a weekly basis.

My take is she has a nice gig and doesn't want to give it up.
No sweat, Obama stash is out there, you just have to know where to look and be patient.

 

[spikester40]

My SO talked to a place called Life. Inc They got ahold of a Medicaid nurse who came out and evaluated his needs aa far as a personal care provider went. He was alotted 100 hours per month. I am a CNA so it was logical that I be his personal care provider. My paycheck comes directly from Life, Inc (Living Independantly for Everyone) but it is only because of the alotted medicaid hours that I was able to take care of him. From what the Medicaid nurse told me, medicaid does not allow spouses to take care of their loved one and get paid for it so they figured they better make the same ruling for non married living together couples. It wasn't that I was laid offr, just that the Medicaid rules were changed.To you Baranov, how dare you judge my home situation. I have worked my whole life and have never recieved any kind of help until the last year. You have no idea the work that is required in taking care of someone who has been shot at point blank with a 12 guage shot gun. It's not a barrell of laughs and if you think it is try walking a mile in my shoes, better yet, his shoes for a day. I doubt if you could handle it. When I wrote my original question, I knew nothing about unemployment because I have always had a job. I was under the assumption that it was money from the government. My apologies for not knowing. That is why I said I didn't want to apply. To those of you who explained what it was, thank you. To those of you who think I'm a low life, too bad, I thought this was a legal advise forum not a judge and jury without proper information forum

 

[DeenaCA]

Do you know what kind of subsidized housing you are receiving/living in?

I'm thinking that the housing provider may have a policy stating that all residents who lose a job must apply for unemployment benefits. It's up to the unemployment department to then determine whether applicants are eligible.

OP, the landlord/manager may require that you apply and provide copies of the decision. If you are not seeking work, you will be found ineligible. This may be all that's required, unless the housing program requires you to work or seek work.

 

[commentator]

Yes, go on and go through the motions of filing for benefits. If you are eligible, so much the better; if you don't want to do the worksearches and are then taken off the unemployment, they will recertify your income yet again for housing. There may be no jobs for you to find. Things may work out so that you will actually find something else that you want to do and can arrange your and your friend's schedule so that you can do it. Things happen for a reason, and these circumstances may turn out to be a blessing.

If you're not eligible anyway, you've still jumped through the hoops, and your landlord can do his recert. paperwork on you happily. You're 100% right, medicaid will not pay a family member to care for a client, even if you're an LPN or a Registered nurse or therapist, I guess they've fixed the rules in Idaho, as they have in many states to cover live-in friends as well. But that has nothing to do with your relative willingness to work or health care reform or any of those many issues we've rabbit-trailed on this post.

 

[Baranov]

Spike, as a tax payer I have the right to judge you. I am indirectly paying for your housing expenses and the food on your table. Circumstances did not put you in the position you are in. You elected to be involved with your BF, and you elected to take care of him. I would not be stupid enough to follow your footsteps, and for sure would not ask that the tax payer bear the burden of supporting me.

 

[spikester40]

To the comentator, thank you for your words and your advice. To Baranov, you fail to realize that I am a taxpayer too and have been for many years. I did not go looking for a disabled person to fall in love with so I could milk the system. I have paid my share and still am. I have also been actively looking for a job so I can continue to help support my family. Do not assume that everyone who gets help lives to milk the system. That is in my opinion a very narrow minded attitude. Deena, thank your for you help too