[Nfbmo] blind pension

Sat Aug 7 03:04:16 UTC 2010

The sighted spouse provision is typically a very easy one to overcome.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] blind pension

> 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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