In dire need of financial help- SSI stuff- Not sure if this helps.

[Guest guest]

I also read in here somewhere to call your congressman , ( I think ) it

definitely is in this information , url , I sent just before this. If spoken to

him, he can speed things up.

TIP EIGHT:

If you have dire financial problems, let people know

For the most part, a disability claimant's financial situation will have

no bearing on the pace at which a social security case is processed.

However, if a Claimant is waiting for a hearing to be scheduled with an

Administrative Law Judge, this can sometimes be expedited by submitting what is

known as a " dire need " letter.

In a dire need letter, a Claimant points out why waiting the normal amount

of time for a Hearing (unfortunately, normal can sometimes be a year or longer)

might have dire financial consequences. In most case, this means something on

the order of a home foreclosure, or an eviction from an apartment.

Are dire need letters effective for disability claims? That is, does

social security, or, rather, the hearing office, take them seriously?

Yes and no.

Every OHA (office of hearings and appeals) in the country gets hundreds of

dire need letters. Therefore, it's somewhat normal for the disability process at

this level to give scant attention to the majority of such letters.

The letters which get the most attention (remember, a person, possibly

much like yourself, reads these) are the ones that have the most detail. So, if

are your bills are behind, mention this. If your car is in danger of being

repossessed, certainly mention this. And if your home situation is in jeopardy,

make this the first item that you address.

However, the letters that are most effective in aiding your social

security disability case are those that have documentation attached: copies of

past due notices, eviction threats, foreclosure proceedings, and the like.

God Bless And Hugs- Love Moon