Ways To Provide For Your Family When You Are Injured
Financial wellness is a provider’s main priority. When you’re a father, you feel an innate need to provide for your family. If you are injured, your ability to provide in the way you are most familiar may shift dramatically.
Don’t let all the changes keep you down, and work to be proactive about the situation at hand. Here are a few helpful tips on how you can still provide for your family when dealing with an injury or disability.
Apply for Supplemental Security Income benefits
Supplemental Security Income benefits (or SSI) are provided by the government to adults (and kids) who face extenuating circumstances that prevent (or limit) their income. If you’re over the age of 65, you may also qualify for SSI benefits.
If you have tried applying for Supplemental Security Income and been denied, then you may need to contact a lawyer who specializes in SSI benefit snags. Don’t sell your family short, and get the benefits you deserve.
Look into your eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits
Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability benefits are two of the most common government assistance programs available to disabled adults. However, the distinction between the two is often lost on the common man.
The best way to simplify the difference between the two benefit programs is that SSI eligibility is typically focused on age, type of disability, and the presence of limited income/resources. SSDI is a possibility for adults who have accrued a plethora of work credits, combined with the nature of the disability.
Utilize your skills in other ways
Though your physicalities may be limited due to an injury or disability, you are not entirely incapable of earning an income. As a father, your job is to look after and provide for your family.
Find new ways to define your idea of “work,” and delve into what remote positions might be best suited to your skillset. The internet provides a whole world of income potential. All you need to do is put in the effort to find the best job for you.
Remain present for emotional support
Even if all you have is your connection to your family, you still have a manner of providing. You’re not the only one affected by your disability, and sometimes it helps to offer consolation to the others around you.
Live life on a very strict budgeting system
Regardless of your physical disability, you can still work to better manage the financial situation at hand. Put your mind to work to become better at budgeting your money, and what you do have will likely stretch quite a bit farther each month.