Posted by mist on January 3, 2002, at 0:33:27
I'm thinking I might have to go on disability for awhile as my savings have run out and I'm not working. I have found it impossible to sustain any kind of job search because of being depressed.
I have heard the disability payment amounts are very low. I assume the sources I heard this from were talking about a federal disability program although I'm not familiar with what programs exist. (I'm in the US, by the way.) Is it actually enough to live on? Does everyone get the same amount or is there a range of payment levels? Also, how do they determine whether or not you're eligible? And must you have reached the brink of poverty (which I think I have) before you'll be considered?
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thread:16187
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