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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SSI rules are unfair.

Anyway, I can understand the mom not wanting them to have a child. If he lives in a group home, that means he can't take care of himself. There is no possible way he will be able to take care of a child. But I think honestly if they are adults mom cannot stop him from going over to her group home. In guardianship, rights are taken away in areas necessitated by the disability.

SSI isn't fair. There is a $2,000 asset limit which remained the same since the 80s, despite inflation. 1. Who lives on $2,000 today? 2. This prevents disabled people saving for things like a care, a house. There is a law called the ABLE act, where disabled people can create a tax free savings account to save for stuff like a house, car, education, etc. but you have to be disabled before age 26.

My friend is on SSI and can't afford a cell phone. When he was done with his internship (we met at a program that teaches us job skills), he had to go home and call me to come to his house. Very inconvenient. He applied for a free government cell phone but they denied him because he already has a house phone. We can afford the latest smartphone, break them and get them fixed. Why shouldn't disabled people be allowed to have nice things? Also, 1 cell phone per household. If a husband has a cell phone and takes it with him, what do you do in an emergency? What if the emergency is outside and you don't have a cell phone. Use a payphone? We're not in the 90s. Ask a stranger for a cell phone? A cell phone is a necessity these days. You also need a cell phone to get a job.

The ABLE act was passed in 2014. A woman with down syndrome started a petition on change.org 
[quote=Petition text]This is the year, we call on leaders in Congress to put an end to the inequities that exist for people with disabilities by passing the ABLE Act and allowing individuals and families to save for the future and break down the barriers to employment for these individuals.[/quote]
https://www.change.org/p/congress-pass-the-able-act

The asset limit means disabled people cannot take out loans, preventing them from starting businesses, keeping them in poverty. That is what the system is designed to do, keep disabled people in poverty.[/quote]

Nice things are relative and in a child's situation its up to the parents to manage things well.  My MIL gets $77 a month from her social security check.  The rest goes to pay medicaid/nursing home.  Most people who manage the money, especially the nursing homes don't use it wisely.  I keep my MIL nicely clothed, good shoes and more for that amount but I shop really carefully.  Most don't realize she lives off that amount.  Others whom the nursing home manage have pretty much nothing.  No, they should not be living in poverty and the rules suck (she worked all her life - at least let her keep a few hundred a month).  I have to manage dental and other medical bills from it as well.  I get the 2k limit because if you can afford a house, you don't need the help.  It is meant to help the most disabled and needy people.[/quote]

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