[finz]

I have mentioned the background in a few posts.....I've been collecting SSDI for three years now and still collecting WC until 12/09.

Because the 80% family benfit cap was receached with my WC, my kids get $66 a month each instead of $450 each. That SHOULD have been changed after December 2009, when my WC benefits ended.

I have been battling to get my kids' benefits increased to what they should be for a year and a half now, but SSDI can't seem to get the records updated.

I recently got a letter from SSDI saying they are trying to update my records Yay ! Or so I thought, til I read on........ Because my oldest turned 17 this month, they wanted to make sure he hadn't gotten MARRIED. because then he wouldn't be entitled to benefits.

Sigh.......No, he's not married. He's a 17 yo kid hoping to go to a school that costs $56,000 when he's 18, Having another $384 a month in his college fund would certainly help !

[Cblue]

Oh my gosh...that is crazy.
I can imagine how frusterated you must be.
I hope everything gets straightened out very quickly!

[finz]

Well, haven't had any written communication from SSDI about it, but just checked my bank balance (links show from my kids' SSDI accounts) and their underpaid past due amounts are there ! Let's hope the correct direct deposits start this month....

[bunz50]

Originally Posted by finz

Well, haven't had any written communication from SSDI about it, but just checked my bank balance (links show from my kids' SSDI accounts) and their underpaid past due amounts are there ! Let's hope the correct direct deposits start this month....

Hi Finz, Wow that's a long time to have a dispute with SSDI. Happy to hear the money is in the bank and everything is corrected, what is your son taking in school?
Bunz

[bunz50]

Originally Posted by finz

Well, haven't had any written communication from SSDI about it, but just checked my bank balance (links show from my kids' SSDI accounts) and their underpaid past due amounts are there ! Let's hope the correct direct deposits start this month....

Hi Finz, Wow that's a long time to have a dispute with SSDI. Happy to hear the money is in the bank and hopefully everything is corrected, what does your son want to apply for in school?
Bunz

[finz]

Thanks Bunz.....although I don't think it's all 'fixed' yet. Still got the lower amount for this months payment. Hopefully, they'll get it right next month.

He's a musician/guitar player and wants to do audio engineering.

My husband is really pushing Berklee, which is a FINE school, but I hate to see him putting all of his eggs in one basket. There is also the more practical side of me which might prefer to see him at a college with a great engineering department that has audio engineering, rather than a fantastic performing arts school that also has audio engineering.

That could also be the mom in me with fingers crossed he'd switch to computer engineering (his second love/choice) which would have more employment opportunity in my area as opposed to the music world which might draw him more to LA, NY, Nashville, etc

He's been away from home this week at guitar camp at Berklee. I'm dying to talk to him this weekend. Everyone we know always tells him how talented he is, etc, etc.....but I've gotten a few texts from him this week implying other kids he's met there are soooo much better, so we'll see.

It makes me nervous to think he will be making decisions about schools and majors that will influence the rest of his life......and he can't manage to clean his room or figure out that he needs to do laundry BEFORE he runs out of clean socks and undies, you know ? Mommy jitters

Oh yeah.....and we can't afford $56,000 a year whther or not I get $450/month or $66/month for him for the next year

[jana]

What about Belmont University in Nashville -- they have an audio eng. tech program and a FANTASTIC music program -- including music business? Smaller, friendly -- in a nice city -- HUGE number of alumni who have made it big in the music industry -- beautiful campus. I think the tuition would be much more manageable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_University