[Nfbmo] blind pension

Sat Aug 7 13:43:09 UTC 2010

Thanks Gary,
It looks like you did some digging for this. I appreciate the 
information. Of course, even if I don't know exactly what my vision 
is I'll apply and see what happens.
Peace,
Cari
At 03:17 PM 8/6/2010, you wrote:
>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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