Unemployment/disability

[Loey]

Not sure if I'm posting this on the right thread so I'll rely on our brilliant moderators to place it where it needs o go.

I am currently collecting Unemployment Insurance. Between my Celiac being in the very early stages of diagnosis and recovery and recently being diagnosed with an ulcer (biopsy in two weeks), I'm thinking I should switch to Disability. My doctor's nurse said she believes he'll fill out the paperwork. As a teacher I couldn't get a job in the summer. I know I'm not well enough to work right now. I think he would have to put the date of my illness as fairly recent as I'm concerned I would have to repay the $ I received from UI (although I have looked for employment and have proof of it). Has anyone here been in this situation? Also, when you recover from the illness if you still have weeks left on unemployment can you collect until you find a job?

We need whatever income I get for food, my prescriptions and my doctor's co-pays. My son just started college and his tuition is twice what our mortgage is. My husband is left with barely anything after paying the bills. He's a sweetheart and doesn't want me to worry because he's concerned that's not helping the ulcer. I just want to contribute whatever I can. I know the paperwork goes back to the last 18 months of employment but I've been collecting for over a year and a half. I worked for 24 years (20 years before I had my son at 40 and became a stay at home mom and 4 years as a teacher prior to collecting UI).

Any info and explanations about how this works will be greatly appreciated. The only thing I know is that you can change over to collecting disability if you become ill while collecting UI. The FAQ's and other info are confusing me.

Thanks!!!!

Loey

[GlutenFreeManna]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but I would like to know. I haven't collected any unemployment nor any disability. I've heard it's really hard to get on disability for celiac. I have seen one poster here that said they were on disability, so hopefully someone can help you.

[Loey]

I don't know the answers to your questions, but I would like to know. I haven't collected any unemployment nor any disability. I've heard it's really hard to get on disability for celiac. I have seen one poster here that said they were on disability, so hopefully someone can help you.

Here's what I already know about UI and the possibility of going onto disability. I'll also let you know if I find out anything outside of the forum. I've read the paperwork From NJ LWD and my husband is going to read it today. I'm currently on UI and it will run out by the spring if they don't do the Tier 5 extension. I'll post some UI links with info below. I am an interstate claimant from NJ (we just moved). I'm sure if you go to the website from your state they will have the same information. When I first collected UI I had been working at a job that was created by a Grant (3rd, 4th, & 5th grade G&T/Resource Room Teacher - what a different range of students and subjects I taught). The Grant was not renewed and I received a letter from the Superintendent telling me that. I had to submit the letter to Unemployment. I hope this helps you.

Loey

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[Mari]

There are lawyers who specialize in unemployment and disability so that might be a good place to start. A Legal Aid worker might also help.

I got unemployment ins. after I worked on the Census but that was a special case, congress passed a bill which funded it because they paid so little in wages. Another time I was refused unimployment because I had been working part-time for a few months after years of full-time jobs. I was undiagnosed celiac and was developing more and more disabling problems. I put in an application for disability, thinking I would use the money for support while I re-trained for a job I could do but the Supervisor sent me a scathing letter about people who tried to cheat the government and would not file the application. That's why I suggest a lawyer or expert.

So I became self employed - did computer work and typing, was able to sell sculptures for a while and eventually borrowed from a relative to open a small nursery and mini-farm and started selling at Farmers Markets. There were 2 other women with gluten sensitivity at one of the markets I went to. One woman raised produce and sold sheep wool and knitted products from her sheep. The other was a rancher who sold beef. Another woman in this rural area was able to keep working as a teacher - maybe part-time - and opened a profitable gluten free food busines when she retired.