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Are you a recipient of 'benefits'
Yes 47%  47%  [ 22 ]
No; because I am not eligible BUT I wish I was 9%  9%  [ 4 ]
No; BUT I am eligible 11%  11%  [ 5 ]
No; I am not eligible and I am just fine with this 34%  34%  [ 16 ]
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johanstruijk82
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04 Feb 2010, 9:47 am

Yep, I receive 900 euros a month + money for health insurance. Thank you Dutchland (netherlands) government :)


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04 Feb 2010, 9:49 am

Yep, I receive 900 euros a month + money for health insurance. Thank you Dutchland (netherlands) government :) Also I'm living at home with my parents (tried to leave 4-5 times but didn't work out yet) and they pay for everything, so i'm pretty spoiled (except that living at home and having AS sucks in my opinion).


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05 Feb 2010, 8:45 pm

Just out of curiosity, what kind of housing could you rent on 900 euros a month where you live?



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05 Feb 2010, 9:59 pm

I collect $900 a month, but social services takes $300 out of that money, for rent. I actually get $600 to get me through the month. I can also make up to $500 extra, a month. I work up to 10 hour a week, so that helps.


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06 Feb 2010, 4:42 pm

I receive $329 from SSI and $351 from SSDI. I also get $669 just for food and $636 for the kids. I also have Medicare and state insurance and live in a very nice subsidized housing complex where we pay a portion of the rent.

Only the SSI and the SSDI are for me, the other money amounts are based off my entire family of 7. If it were just me I wouldn't get those at all.

I really wish I had my diagnosis when I was in college though. It would have helped me out a great deal then.


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06 Feb 2010, 7:08 pm

I'm on AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handcapped) and am waiting to hear from CPP-D (Canadian Pension Plan - Disability.) Works out to 1188 a month and an extra 300 or so if I get CPP-D.

Still aiming for a job though. I have had jobs before - it's just that I can't seem to hold one longer than 3 months. Since the diagnosis, I've found it harder to get jobs though but I'm going to employment agencies so maybe they will help me out a bit.


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07 Feb 2010, 12:38 am

Im not on disability but Im going to be applying. Ive been unemployed most of my life and finding work has been very hard. I would really like to have a job to support myself because I really do not like having to rely on other people for support.



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11 Feb 2010, 12:46 am

pensieve wrote:
My interview with the employer is only a week away, so I'm a little nervous but excited.


How was the big day?


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11 Feb 2010, 1:59 am

I work but I don't pay taxes. Tried applying for full time jobs in the past and they don't get back to me. Couldn't give a s**t what wage slaves think of me.



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11 Feb 2010, 2:29 am

Disability pension here



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11 Feb 2010, 10:01 pm

No. I have never been on benefits. But, there really isn't an appropriate 'no' response because I don't know if I'd be eligible. I never tried It's not that I haven't had the need, I just never thought of it. I was homeless for awhile due to really poor socialization skills at job interviews. Benefits would have been better then sleeping in my car in the backyard of a monastery. I wish I had thought of it. There's always next time.