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This is my understanding of how SSDI is paid out. To wit:

If the birth date of the person upon whom the benefits are based falls between the 1st and 10th days of the month, then benefits will be paid on the second Wednesday of the month. If that birthday falls between the 11th and the 20th, benefits will be paid on the third Wednesday of the month. And finally, if that birthday falls between the 21st and the 31st of the month, benefits will be paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
https://www.disability-benefits-help.or ... ment-dates

IOW, SSDI is paid just once a month. How is ASS-P receiving it weekly?

You’ll have to ask him.

I see no reason why he would lie with this.

...Basically, if I could get a few things regularly, and woek out the thing with my brother's stuff, things would be okay/adequate now .
I really could use help with the thing of my brother's stuff.

ASS-P, what few things would you like to get regularly?

As far as the "weekly" benefit is concerned:

The benefit is always paid monthly. I guess ASS-P's payee gets the monthly check, then divides it by 4 so he could receive money for 4 weeks.

But then I remember him saying that he actually gets money 5 times a month.

Even though I said I won't post to this thread because of accusations of bullying going on in it, but I decided not to let myself feel intimidated. However I will strive to be extra nice and polite.

Between the lawyer and someone handling his money for him, I'm wondering if these two can't arrange securing a small storage unit. I haven't looked into it, but I am thinking a small one would not be too expensive. Transporting the stuff depends on where it's located.

So ASS-P where is the stuff?

In the meantime with the help of my cousin I am going to make some phone calls to test out some of my ideas.

But I have to know what kind of distace in miles it is between where the stuff is and Santa Cruz.

Again, a vague plea for help with no specifics of what he's asking for anyone on this forum to actually do to help him.

Bizarre.

1.) What "few things" are you asking to get regularly & how often is regularly?

2.) What do you expect anyone on these forums to work out about your brother's stuff? You need a lot more information first. Like how much stuff? You need to know if you're waiting on an envelope, a shoebox, a pallet, or a shipping container! You need to know what the stuff is, how much space it takes up, and what you're expected to do with it by what date. Then you can begin to figure out whether you can afford to pay for storage, or may opt to send it all to auction or whatever.

Remember this when thinking about paying to store your brothers stuff: You've managed to make it through your entire life without that stuff. It might not be the end of the word to have to let it go. At least then you can stop worrying about what to do with it. Your alternative, paying for storage, I fear would result in the exact same thing as it ever has for ANYONE in your situation: You'll pay the monthly storage fee for the rest of your life & still never go and even see the stuff even one more time. It wouldn't be such a big financial consideration, except that $100+/month or whatever (even $50/month) would better serve you being spent on healthy food the nourishes, fuels, & heals you. If you take on the financial burden of storing your brother's stuff it's going to be at the further expense of your own health. This is the biggest reason why it's unadvisable that you do so - you can't afford it.

ASS-P,

Could you give us the address of the place you're staying right now?

If you give me the address I will write the manager there a letter asking them to help you with your brother's stuff.

I don't know what the answer is for you, but maybe if I write to the manager he or she will think of something.

I think the first thing anyone is going to ask you and me is, how much stuff?

The second issue is where the stuff is. Can it me mailed? Can the lawyer arrange to have it picked up by FedEx or similar?

Don't write that letter. It wouldn't do any good.

The facility, probably, wouldn't store the stuff. And they would think it a sort of insult for somebody to "tell" them to store the stuff. Especially if it's quite a bit of stuff.

...I don't know how much mass the stuff amounts to. I have written the lawyer about that - he has yet to reply to me on that. The lawyer is in Westchester County, New York State. I am in/near Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz County. The lawyer seems to speak as if he could sent the stuff now, and I wouldn't have to pay for the shipping.
The SSDI is received monthly, I guess, by the payee company and given to me by the week.
I have absolutely no pictures of the life I once had and my family. I want to have them .

I have found some tentative info about free storage for the homeless However it seems it's for essential stuff like clothes and shoes. I don't think it's like if someone shows up with a shopping cart piled high with oddaments they agree to store all that.

But I'm guessing ASS-P himself doesn't know any of the pertinent details, we need to know. Like he maybe just got some vague message to get stuff instead of a list of items involved.

Maybe it's 20 boxes of things like dishes and books and nicknacks and old papers etc along with appliances and furniture. You know like ASS-P might only want 20% of it and would therefore need someone with him to help him sort through it all.

I think it took like 5 people to go through and distribute my great aunt's stuff over entire weekend. Some to relatives, some to goodwill the rest to the dump.

Alright. Well as soon as you find out how much mass is involved, let us know. Because I can't help you until I know. I mean if it's just a big envelope of photos you can keep under your matress, there's really no reason for a third party to get involved.

Last edited by EzraS on 12 Dec 2017, 5:43 am, edited 1 time in total.

...Maybe. But I would have nowhere to take it. It' s uncertain how long I will be here...and arranging for a - possible - place here hasn' t been done now.
If it's shippable as is, someone who was able to receive it and put it aside could do so without expense to them, following the idea of the NYS lawyer apparently being able to ship it now, they could just receive it.










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