Working During The Vocational Programs Through Schools (Before Age 22)

[Guest guest]

Hi. Hopefully someone out there can help me with a couple of questions I have.

My son is working at a couple (outside places from the school) very minimally,

but made possible through the vocational program in Dist 204. I have seen

others on this site I thought, tallk about how thankful they were that their

child completed the necessary number of quarters working, to meet the criteria

to meet guidelines to receive SSDI as opposed to the SSI.

So here goes:

1) How many quarters of work have to be satisfied?

2) How was this accomplished through the vocational program AT SCHOOL?

Because my sons checks from working come from the school district (I believe

from their GPF- " General Purpose funds " I think. They are telling me after i

have asked the school program director 2 different times, that they cannot take

out fed taxes etc. Isn't that what needs to happen, they take out taxes etc, to

make the employment " count " toward quarters worked (prior to exiting school

system at age 22)?

Seems to me the school should be doing whatever they can to prepare our kids

best for entering the world, and if getting into SSDI as opposed to SSI is the

answer, then why are they not doing more to make this happen?

3) so again how many quarters of work, with what stipulations needed to qualify?

4) Who should I talk to from the district to make them see this and not continue

to brush it off?

Your help, hopefully from one of the experts who know FOR SURE, AS TO NOT

CONFUSE EVERYONE HERE., would be greatly appreciated? Actually all answers and

help are always appreciated, but I don't want everyone answering what they

think, and then conflicting answers and thus really confusing me and everyone

else in this boat. Thanks all!

Diane S

[Guest guest]

Hi. Hopefully someone out there can help me with a couple of questions I have.

My son is working at a couple (outside places from the school) very minimally,

but made possible through the vocational program in Dist 204. I have seen

others on this site I thought, tallk about how thankful they were that their

child completed the necessary number of quarters working, to meet the criteria

to meet guidelines to receive SSDI as opposed to the SSI.

So here goes:

1) How many quarters of work have to be satisfied?

2) How was this accomplished through the vocational program AT SCHOOL?

Because my sons checks from working come from the school district (I believe

from their GPF- " General Purpose funds " I think. They are telling me after i

have asked the school program director 2 different times, that they cannot take

out fed taxes etc. Isn't that what needs to happen, they take out taxes etc, to

make the employment " count " toward quarters worked (prior to exiting school

system at age 22)?

Seems to me the school should be doing whatever they can to prepare our kids

best for entering the world, and if getting into SSDI as opposed to SSI is the

answer, then why are they not doing more to make this happen?

3) so again how many quarters of work, with what stipulations needed to qualify?

4) Who should I talk to from the district to make them see this and not continue

to brush it off?

Your help, hopefully from one of the experts who know FOR SURE, AS TO NOT

CONFUSE EVERYONE HERE., would be greatly appreciated? Actually all answers and

help are always appreciated, but I don't want everyone answering what they

think, and then conflicting answers and thus really confusing me and everyone

else in this boat. Thanks all!

Diane S