Can anyone answer this for me?

[mrcheerful]

My SO had an SSI hearing on the 10th of august. She is waiting to hear from the judge on her case. On the 17th she got a letter from FIA demanding that she reports to Work First on the 27th because Michigan Rehab said she's not disabled. I thought they had to wait until the judge decided the case before rehab or FIA could take action. Is there anything we can do to stop this? My SO can not stand or sit for longer then 2 hours and she can not lift over 10 pounds, so how can the Rehab decide that she can work? God I hate what the pukes have done to this country.

[happyslug]

1. I do NOT know how Michigan does its Welfare to work Program

But In Pennsylvania, if you are seeking Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits you are placed in Special Category by our Department of Welfare (DPW) till the Social Security Administrative Law Judge (SSI) make a decision. If she has no children under 18, whatever Welfare she is under is all State funded, but by Federal Law the benefits MUST be the same as Transitional Aid for Needed Families (TANF). Given that welfare for families without Children are NOT federally funded, the requirements of who is eligible for such benefits is up to each state. This includes any Welfare to Work part of Welfare (or any Welfare one receives while waiting for Social Security Administration (SSA) to make a decision as to eligibility for SSI).

[mrcheerful]

2. It's about the same way here. So until my SO recieves word on her SSI

hearing she is still in that special program. At the hearing the VRS person had a list of jobs he thought she could work at. The Judge asked that VRS person (vocational Rehabilation services) With my SO's limitations could she actually work those jobs on his list, the VRS person said no she couldn't. Btw, it's the VRS people that are telling my SO's case worker at welfare that she can work which is why she got the notice to start work first on the 27th. I told SO to contact her worker and lawyer, tell the worker she is still waiting for the judge's decision, her lawyer to let him know what FIA was trying to force her into.

I have a very long resentment against the VRS in this state because of personal experince with the do nothing service. I have yet met one disabled person they have actually done anything for. I was with them from 1975 until 1985, in that time I was put into one training postion, the VRS hired a machine shop to train disabled on machines, yet only 3 actually worked with machines, the rest of us were used for clean up type jobs, I worked in a sheltered workshop putting nuts on bolts for $20 bring home pay for a 40 hour week, they paid by the percentage of production the worker did. When it came to finding work, I was left up to search on my own without any help from my VRS worker, then when I found work and get fired or layed off, the worker kicked me out of VRS saying that I wasn't trying hard enough to get gainful employment, never once did the workers I have in that 10 year period bother with my disabilities nor did they bother to check out my limitations that was causing the firings or lay offs.