SSI CONSIDERS THE INCOME OF ALL THOSE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD,EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT MARRIED,IF THEY ARE HELPING YOU WITH ANYTHING AT ALL FINANCIALLY,LIKE FOOD,BILLS INCLUDING,UTILITIES,ETC...,THEY CONSIDER ALL MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD,AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY CONSIDER MINORS AS DEPENDENTS! ALSO WITH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A BALANCE OF $2,000.00 OR MORE,OR YOU COULD LOSE YOUR BENEFITS,SO IF YOU DID LIVE WITH YOUR HUSBAND,OR EX,I WOULDN'T GET A JOINT ACCOUNT! EVEN A JOB WILL EFFECT YOUR BENEFITS.NOW THE MEDICAID,IF YOU ARE JUST RECIEVING THE NORMAL SSI AMOUNT,IN DIFFERENT STATES HAVE DIFFERENT COVERAGE,OR CO-PAYS,SOME STATES DON'T HAVE CO-PAYS,IF YOU MAKE MORE MONEY ALONG WITH THE SSI,MEDICAID COULD CHARGE YOU A MONTHLY SPEND DOWN,WHICH IS A MONTHLY CO-PAY BASICALLY,AND THEN THEY PAY FOR ANYTHING BEYOND THAT AMOUNT. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS OR HELPS AT ALL! I'VE BEEN ON SSI FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS!

What happens when a baby is born into the home of a person who recieves SSI? ((They aren't the home owner, though?) It is important I find this out now.)
Will I be negatively effected?

When my adult daughter lived in our home there was a challange test. I provided all the houshold expenses, it was divided by the number of persons in the house to what their portion of houshold cost were, for example, our familys was $270 a month each. They used that figure to calculate her SSI.

There were months that she did not pay it,before receiving the SSD and SSI, the caseworker that called for me to fill it in told me when the money came to reimburse myself as they expected it in the calculations for me to get that portion.....It was a thousand or two maybe....

I would get the advice of an attorney to best protect yourself...and to ask if bankrumptcy is an option....also when divorcing is there a portion of medical bills the husband, would be required to cover.....
Many questions you may not think of they can advice the best to.
Good luck
Dianne