[Nfbmo] blind pension

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

good info.
i was unaware of the non blind spouse line.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Horchem Gary" <ghorchem at gary-springfield-mo.net>
To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] blind pension


> Here is the offical excerp from the Missouri Department of Social Services 
> website http://www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/blindp.htm
>
> "The Blind Pension program was established in 1921 and is financed 
> entirely by state funds. This program provides assistance for blind 
> persons who do not qualify under the Supplemental Aid to the Blind law and 
> who are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits. Each 
> eligible person receives a monthly cash grant of $651, as well as state 
> funded Mo HealthNet coverage.
> Who Is Eligible?is 18 years of age or older; is living in Missouri and 
> intends to remain; is a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen; has 
> not given away, sold, or transferred real or personal property in order to 
> be eligible for Blind Pension; is single, or married and living with 
> spouse, and does not own real or personal property worth more than 
> $20,000. In determining the value of real or personal property, the real 
> estate occupied by the blind person or spouse as the home shall be 
> excluded. is of good moral character; has no sighted spouse living in 
> Missouri who can provide support; does not publicly solicit alms; is 
> determined to be totally blind as defined by law (up to 5/200 or visual 
> field of less than 5 degrees); is found to be ineligible for Supplemental 
> Aid to the Blind; is willing to have a medical treatment or an operation 
> to cure their blindness, unless they are 75 years old or older; is not a 
> resident of a public, private, or endowed institution except a public 
> medical institution; and is found ineligible to receive federal 
> Supplemental Security Income benefits.
> For information regarding medical coverage included with Blind Pension, 
> see MO HealthNet Services-MO HealthNet.
>
>
>>>> Cari Kness 08/06/10 1:31 PM >>>
> Does anyone know if there is an internet site that gives specific
> qualifications such as the amount of blindness and stuff?
> Peace,
> Cari
> At 02:26 PM 8/5/2010, you wrote:
>>hi,
>>
>>just what i said, if money is ever paid out from the bp case, say if
>>a person was receiving monthly payments in the past and they are now
>>deceased, their portion from the suit will not be given to their
>>child, it will be returned to the suit pool.
>>
>>Bryan Schulz
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dewey Bradley"
>>To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List"
>>Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 1:30 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] blind pension
>>
>>
>>>what do you mean by that?
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Schulz"
>>>To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List"
>>>Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 12:29 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] blind pension
>>>
>>>
>>>>hi,
>>>>
>>>>not too sure about your housing question but for cases where the
>>>>bp case owes people from the past and the person is now deceased,
>>>>their percentage of the lawsuit will not be given as inheritance,
>>>>it will be returned to the pool.
>>>>
>>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dewey Bradley"
>>>>To:
>>>>Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 11:35 AM
>>>>Subject: [Nfbmo] blind pension
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone point me somewhere that I can understand the rules.
>>>>>Some people seam to think that if you get blind pension, and when
>>>>>you die, the state will take your house to get back the money, I
>>>>>don't think that is true, but I can't find the rules, everyone
>>>>>has different ideas about the rules.
>>>>>Also I was told by someone yesterday that if you get a hud
>>>>>vowlcher, that they will cut your pension back.
>>>>>I ask because I just got my hud vowlcher.
>>>>>So does anyone really know how the rules work, or can you tell me
>>>>>where to look?
>>>>>I know that Missouri has some really confusing laws.
>>>>>thanks
>>>>>Dewey Bradley
>>>>>Springfield Missouri
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