r/SocialSecurity

I have a doctors appointment on Thursday and I’m kind of freaking out because I am literally extremely poor. I don’t have any income to book an uber or Lyft to get there to the doctors office. It’s the gastro doctor I’m supposed to see on Thursday. I wonder if that maybe the doctor would allow a telehealth visit? I’m having financial hardship issues but I really need to still try to keep going to doctors office while my SSDI claim is pending so the SSA office doesn’t assume my conditions have improved.

I’ve notified my case manager about my insurance issue and he reassured me that the SSA office is aware people can’t see the doctor due to income issues… I’m still worried about it tho. I do have a reasonable accommodation for stating my disabilities and plenty of medical information on my application.. I just have been having issues getting treatment because my employers silly games like cancelling my health insurance without my permission. The last 6 months have been a literal nightmare for me. I tried to pull from my retirement plan as a source of income to cover my rent, + medical bill expenses but my employer refuses to admit target fired me for being sick and they fraudulently left me as “active” in there systems to manipulate the headcount and hide their decision to fire me & before anyone asks, YES I did try to call the company that handles my retirement to clear up the discrepancy but unfortunately they couldn’t help me because they have to have my employer send a ticket in to say I no longer work there anymore. And based off how my employer lied to TWC saying 3 different stories “she quit.” “She went awol and just stop showing up.” To “Can you come back to office? “

i see my employer is a crooked company.. they’re criminals who have no problem committing fraud and they keep trying to get me to go back to work to cover up their fraud even tho I fought hella hard for my job with my toxic manager, it still wasn’t enough. I guess my manager didn’t document my FMLA leave correctly and instead of them emailing me or calling me while I was out sick, they just lied to the state that I quit because my manager lied to everybody at work about my FMLA status. Anyways I digress. It’s just shitty how I’m actually sick and have no means of income to survive and get my medical treatments because my employer is actively manipulating the system to make it seem like they never fired me .. it’s extremely traumatic, frustrating and very exhausting. I can’t get my employer to change the status as they’re stubborn and trying to save their own jobs from what they did to me but I need treatments. And no I cannot hire an attorney for my firing as I’ve stated, I am already extremely poor. I have 2-3 years to sue the company anyway but I have to worry about my health first not fighting with them about my job status.. even tho my employer keeps gaslighting me as if my termination never happened. It’s insane how far they went to hide they fire sick ppl but whatever.. I’m just trying to move forward and deal with my health conditions

I’m going to call the MAP office on Monday because they still haven’t sent me my card. That’s another issue. My previous job decided me becoming disabled was an issue for them & my previous employer committed a whole bunch of drama and fraud & they cancelled my health insurance on me during medical leave when I was supposed to get my iron infusions. It’s been really frustrating because I don’t feel well but I’m living in poverty and don’t have anyone I know who can drive me or take me to see these specific specialists. I’m also not even sure if the doctor I’m going to see on Thursday accepts my health insurance because I made the appointment when I had blue cross blue shield.. so they may not even accept it.

I’m still going to call & try to make arrangements. I just really needed some second opinions or if anybody knows any programs in Texas that would help me as a disabled person find transportation for FREE. If that’s even a thing..

Anyone can send some links or give advice BASED OFF WHAT I JUST TYPED. Once again, I have zero family support to help me out and I’m a single woman needing help so keep that in mind when you’re answering my questions.

Thank you for hearing me out and hopefully I can find a solution to this shitty situation

I have a question . Just this week my 30 something year old son ( disabled ) and I both recieved letters from SS . I was getting the “spousal benefits” off my husbands record for about 2 years.I think it called “topping off” my lower wage earner SS benefits .
Out of know where it seems my son got switched to receiving a payout as a DAC ( disabled adult child) on my husband’s record . He is losing his SSDI and gaining money off my husband’s SS account .
I, at the same time, am losing money as a lower wage spouse off my husbands account . They have cancelled my spousal benefits,it seems .It seems like all the benefits are going to my son. I am losing hundreds of dollars monthly and my son is gaining hundreds monthly . I will appeal , but just wondering if this has happened to anyone else ? Doesn’t seem fair or equal at all !

Okay so i just turned 18 and decided i probably needed to get an ID so as i was applying i went to get all my documents together so they can just check if it works online but as i was looking for my SSN card, i realized that i could not find it. i have not touched it since 2022 because i just took a photo of it during that year and used the photo of i needed it. I was looking online to get it replaced but in order to get it replaced, i need a valid form of ID which i dont have because in order to get one i need my physical SSN card. What do i do…

My daughter had SSI since birth from premature birth and needing therapy’s across many domains. She is four now and diagnosed with mild autism, speech delay and adhd. Shes in aba, speech and occupational therapy and they are trying to remove her benefits.

I appealed and they called for a formal meeting where they want her to attend. I’m a bit nervous because in person my daughter’s limitations are not as visually seen more than it is cognitive, anxiety and fine motor disability, but she needs this therapy’s to continue. So I’m afraid going may hurt our chance of re-approval VS them just referring to the doctor and therapy notes.

What would you all do, go to the meeting or leave it to the officials to review on their own?

Hi everyone! This is i'm certain something stupid but I'm lost. Suddenly, I'm unable to make any online purchases, whether items or apps, even on sites I've used before. It says my card can not be validated. Does anyone have an idea why this may be? Thanks to all!

Does SSA still require appointments when going in person? Since I would preferer to update direct deposit in person not having to wait 90 days.

UPDATE: i am leaving this post up in case the information is somehow helpful, but immediately after posting this, i called again to speak to a different representative, who assured me that i had reported my wages correctly, and the previous representative was confused. there is no longer an issue. i guess the lesson is, don’t be afraid to question clearly incorrect info haha

hello all. i am 23 and have been a recipient of disability for a couple years. last year, i began to get better, and was able to get a remote job. i called the social security line to ask what i needed to do next, and they explained how to report my wages on the portal. they also explained what a work trial period is, and how it works. the person on the phone helped me through the process, and requested information about my employer, supervisor, job title, etc. i provided all of the information, and the person on the phone told me that once my trial period ends, i may not hear right away about a change in benefits, so i should contact them about it if nothing had changed to avoid an overpayment. after finishing on the phone, i reported my wages through the portal as well, with my paystubs and employer info.

i reported everything when filing my taxes as normal. nothing about my pay rate changed until last month. i reported my new rate paystub as soon as i got it, and waited a week or two, still never saw any change in my benefits. i was paid again as normal today, so i decided to call them to verify they were aware that they were likely overpaying me, as my work trial period is over. the representative kept me on the phone for 1.5 hours, where she informed me that no wages had been reported at all. she was quite disrespectful as well, interrupting and raising her voice.

i described to her exactly what had happened, and that i could see on my portal that my employer was in fact under the wage reporting section. i explained the previous phone call i had as well. i verified that calls are recorded so there should be evidence of it, and she said that yes, they are. the call ended with her re-reporting said wages, back into last year.

my question is, am i on the hook in some way? i know i reported wages multiple ways, but she states it is not at all visible on her end. i reported through the portal every time my wages changed (as is stated to be required for disability), over the phone when i got the new job (and i guess today), by providing them employer information and my employer reporting directly to them (verified by the woman on the phone, even though she said beforehand that i never provided them that permission), and through filing my taxes which, i know is not a direct way of reporting, but wanted to include. am i going to get in some kind of trouble if she was right and my wages somehow were not reported? i truly do not understand how this has happened, and am so afraid i will be in some sort of trouble. thank you in advance

Just needing to see if I should wait it out and see if it balances itself out or contact the SSA.