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If I've put this in the wrong spot, mods, feel free to move it. 
A few weeks ago, I posted the following on the main forum:
And a few things have happened since then. For one thing, I finally got the information about that trust fund. The truth about it is that I have zero access at all to that money. It's in my Nana's name and, thus, she's the one who's in charge of it. I can't even touch that money unless she gives the word otherwise. What this means, as far as the SSI stuff goes, is that they technically can't have it on their records that this fund even exists.
Me: 1; SSI Office: 0.
Furthermore, I've been given a form stating that not only can appeal to have the claim that I supposedly owe them $11k removed, but I can be reconsidered for SSI again. I have since filled out and submitted both forms. I have no idea if they've received them or not, as I've not heard from them since. I don't know if I should call up their office and say 'Hey, I'm just calling to confirm that you did get this stuff and if there's anything further than I need to do' or not. Should I call? Will that make me seem too damn impatient?
A few weeks ago, I posted the following on the main forum:
Well...this is just...really??
To give some background info: I applied, qualified, and was granted SSI somewhere back in 2005. As of about last month, though, I am no longer qualified for it. Why? Because one friend of mine owes me money ($800), and I have a mutual trust fund that my grandmother set up (and I have no idea how the hell much money I have in it. I never see this money and had no idea I could cash it when I turned 21). I answered the questions about these things truthfully, and was penalized for it.
Now, today, I received another letter from the Social Security office. Apparently, I now owe *them* more than $11,000 because I supposedly had way too much money for someone to qualify for SSI the whole time. I am
1) A college student.
2) Unemployed.
3) Having to pay a-thousand-and-thensome in cash to my school because of reason 1, something that I was only able to do because of the money I was receiving.
I do not *have* $11,000. Hell, I barely have $1700 in the bank right now. I'm pissed, my parents are pissed both at the SSI people and at me (them for screwing me over and me for loaning money to a friend of mine when she needed it).
I now have 60 days to appeal this freakin' thing, which I fully plan to do. I just cannot even think how the hell they expect me to pay that kinda money back to them when they have on their records that I have no steady source of income with which to pay them.
To give some background info: I applied, qualified, and was granted SSI somewhere back in 2005. As of about last month, though, I am no longer qualified for it. Why? Because one friend of mine owes me money ($800), and I have a mutual trust fund that my grandmother set up (and I have no idea how the hell much money I have in it. I never see this money and had no idea I could cash it when I turned 21). I answered the questions about these things truthfully, and was penalized for it.
Now, today, I received another letter from the Social Security office. Apparently, I now owe *them* more than $11,000 because I supposedly had way too much money for someone to qualify for SSI the whole time. I am
1) A college student.
2) Unemployed.
3) Having to pay a-thousand-and-thensome in cash to my school because of reason 1, something that I was only able to do because of the money I was receiving.
I do not *have* $11,000. Hell, I barely have $1700 in the bank right now. I'm pissed, my parents are pissed both at the SSI people and at me (them for screwing me over and me for loaning money to a friend of mine when she needed it).
I now have 60 days to appeal this freakin' thing, which I fully plan to do. I just cannot even think how the hell they expect me to pay that kinda money back to them when they have on their records that I have no steady source of income with which to pay them.
And a few things have happened since then. For one thing, I finally got the information about that trust fund. The truth about it is that I have zero access at all to that money. It's in my Nana's name and, thus, she's the one who's in charge of it. I can't even touch that money unless she gives the word otherwise. What this means, as far as the SSI stuff goes, is that they technically can't have it on their records that this fund even exists.
Me: 1; SSI Office: 0.Furthermore, I've been given a form stating that not only can appeal to have the claim that I supposedly owe them $11k removed, but I can be reconsidered for SSI again. I have since filled out and submitted both forms. I have no idea if they've received them or not, as I've not heard from them since. I don't know if I should call up their office and say 'Hey, I'm just calling to confirm that you did get this stuff and if there's anything further than I need to do' or not. Should I call? Will that make me seem too damn impatient?
). She won't be back in until Monday, so we'll see what happens.
Fully-automated systems aren't immune to mistakes either--they can post things to the wrong account, or not post them at all!
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