Hey guys I’m really worried about becoming homeless someday right now I’m not working and I just feel like ive been struggling so much even though I’m not doing much its just been hard ever since my psychotic break and I’m not as functional as I’m hoping I would be I’m on disability and get 900 a month but that isn’t really enough to survive on I feel like I could try to work again soon but I will probably fail miserably I just dont feel good on my meds and I would like to go back to school maybe but I’m afraid I will fail at that too everything is so different after my psychosis so much harder do you think my sister would let me live with her after my parents die? I’m just scared that ill be homeless on the streets unmedicated in a living hell
Where do you live? State/country
I live in the US in Kansas
900 can afford a roomie situation with enough for food and gas, it seems.
If you get along with your sister, she might let you live with her. You can always get subsidized housing. That might be too unusual for you.
You can apply for a HUD apartment and live on your own. They will only charge you 1/3 of your income for your apartment and you can get by that way. Do you think you can live on your own?
It would be hard living my own but I think could
Do you drive? Do you have any bills?
your sample budget
rent $300
power $75
bus $50
laundry $30
food $300
household $45
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$800
That leaves $100 for emergencies or savings. I know a lot of folks on SSI that make ends meet
At that level of income you could apply for food assistance too.(use to be called food stamps) . That would take out the big 300 out of that budget.
Last time when I applied for food stamps
They told me they will give me 200$ worth of ebt but I need to pay them 200$…
That’s weird
The first and only time I applied for food stamps they gave me like $12 or something like that.lol. But that was when I was working two jobs(Pre Sz) and I think I applied with like Christmas time check stubs which were high so I made too much money to get much.
im sorry about your situation.maybe look for housing,i dont know where you live ,i got housing from govnement when i got on disability.good luck it will get better
I get scared of becoming homeless too. My husband supports me and if he ever divorced me I’d be stuck with very little money, no car or house and no job and would have to apply for disability. I don’t know if I can keep a job because of my rapid cycling mood swings and depression. But he is patient with me and I hope we stick together as we’re a team.
Can you try Vraylar? I also fear homelessness after my parents die. If Vraylar doesn’t come to Canada by then I will beg my brother so he helps me. I don’t know if I can live alone either.
social security might take going to school as evidence you can work. at least if you go full time. also, the point of school is to get a job. but can you even work to begin with? it might be better if you want to try what you can, to get a part time job. if you can’t do that, then school while nice would be pointless. i get ssdi and have a part time job, and i have an apartment and a car and i eat basically what i want. healthcare bills though are a b*tch.
I’m still thinking of trying vraylar I havent brought it up with my Dr yet though because I worry about the withdrawals
Don’t worry about them if you’re tapering. I only got them when I stopped my meds without tapering abruptly in one day.
I just recently tapered from 156mg to 117mg and I had terrible withdrawals that’s why I’m keeping things the same for a bit
I do pretty good on my ssdi. Of course I get food stamps and free med’s. If I didn’t have that I would be lost.