Food stamps for CF?

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First off, sorry I didn't reply to this earlier, Lance. I get food stamps and it was relatively easy to obtain them since I receive SSI. I think if you get SSI you are automatically qualified for at least SOME food stamps, but don't quote me on that. However, how much you get depends on your financial situation and expenses. For perhaps 2-ish years I recieved the maximum amount available (around $130/month) but the time has come for a reevaluation. I got a letter saying that my benefits had been cut by $40/month. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

So my question is this, has anyone used our dietary needs as a reason to receive aid of any sort (specifically food stamps)? My benefits were cut because my utiliies are now included in my rent, instead of having to pay for them seperately - but I still have to pay them! Apparently if your utilities are paid for seperately, it factors largely into how much you get each month.

So I was wondering if I could possibly recoup some of that by getting a letter from my doctor stating that food is essential to my health etc, and that the foodstamps really take a large part in how healthy I am, by giving me more to eat. Julie, could you add more how you were able to do that? Did you get a letter from your doc? If so, what did it say?

Thanks for any replies, even if it's just suggestions.
 
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Bumping this topic and adding another question.

First off, sorry I didn't reply to this earlier, Lance. I get food stamps and it was relatively easy to obtain them since I receive SSI. I think if you get SSI you are automatically qualified for at least SOME food stamps, but don't quote me on that. However, how much you get depends on your financial situation and expenses. For perhaps 2-ish years I recieved the maximum amount available (around $130/month) but the time has come for a reevaluation. I got a letter saying that my benefits had been cut by $40/month. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

So my question is this, has anyone used our dietary needs as a reason to receive aid of any sort (specifically food stamps)? My benefits were cut because my utiliies are now included in my rent, instead of having to pay for them seperately - but I still have to pay them! Apparently if your utilities are paid for seperately, it factors largely into how much you get each month.

So I was wondering if I could possibly recoup some of that by getting a letter from my doctor stating that food is essential to my health etc, and that the foodstamps really take a large part in how healthy I am, by giving me more to eat. Julie, could you add more how you were able to do that? Did you get a letter from your doc? If so, what did it say?

Thanks for any replies, even if it's just suggestions.
 
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Bumping this topic and adding another question.

First off, sorry I didn't reply to this earlier, Lance. I get food stamps and it was relatively easy to obtain them since I receive SSI. I think if you get SSI you are automatically qualified for at least SOME food stamps, but don't quote me on that. However, how much you get depends on your financial situation and expenses. For perhaps 2-ish years I recieved the maximum amount available (around $130/month) but the time has come for a reevaluation. I got a letter saying that my benefits had been cut by $40/month. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

So my question is this, has anyone used our dietary needs as a reason to receive aid of any sort (specifically food stamps)? My benefits were cut because my utiliies are now included in my rent, instead of having to pay for them seperately - but I still have to pay them! Apparently if your utilities are paid for seperately, it factors largely into how much you get each month.

So I was wondering if I could possibly recoup some of that by getting a letter from my doctor stating that food is essential to my health etc, and that the foodstamps really take a large part in how healthy I am, by giving me more to eat. Julie, could you add more how you were able to do that? Did you get a letter from your doc? If so, what did it say?

Thanks for any replies, even if it's just suggestions.
 
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Bumping this topic and adding another question.

First off, sorry I didn't reply to this earlier, Lance. I get food stamps and it was relatively easy to obtain them since I receive SSI. I think if you get SSI you are automatically qualified for at least SOME food stamps, but don't quote me on that. However, how much you get depends on your financial situation and expenses. For perhaps 2-ish years I recieved the maximum amount available (around $130/month) but the time has come for a reevaluation. I got a letter saying that my benefits had been cut by $40/month. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

So my question is this, has anyone used our dietary needs as a reason to receive aid of any sort (specifically food stamps)? My benefits were cut because my utiliies are now included in my rent, instead of having to pay for them seperately - but I still have to pay them! Apparently if your utilities are paid for seperately, it factors largely into how much you get each month.

So I was wondering if I could possibly recoup some of that by getting a letter from my doctor stating that food is essential to my health etc, and that the foodstamps really take a large part in how healthy I am, by giving me more to eat. Julie, could you add more how you were able to do that? Did you get a letter from your doc? If so, what did it say?

Thanks for any replies, even if it's just suggestions.
 
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Bumping this topic and adding another question.
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<br />First off, sorry I didn't reply to this earlier, Lance. I get food stamps and it was relatively easy to obtain them since I receive SSI. I think if you get SSI you are automatically qualified for at least SOME food stamps, but don't quote me on that. However, how much you get depends on your financial situation and expenses. For perhaps 2-ish years I recieved the maximum amount available (around $130/month) but the time has come for a reevaluation. I got a letter saying that my benefits had been cut by $40/month. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">
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<br />So my question is this, has anyone used our dietary needs as a reason to receive aid of any sort (specifically food stamps)? My benefits were cut because my utiliies are now included in my rent, instead of having to pay for them seperately - but I still have to pay them! Apparently if your utilities are paid for seperately, it factors largely into how much you get each month.
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<br />So I was wondering if I could possibly recoup some of that by getting a letter from my doctor stating that food is essential to my health etc, and that the foodstamps really take a large part in how healthy I am, by giving me more to eat. Julie, could you add more how you were able to do that? Did you get a letter from your doc? If so, what did it say?
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<br />Thanks for any replies, even if it's just suggestions.
 
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We got a letter from Mark's doctor and nutritionist about his food needs, and were then able to use a formula to compute how much of his food intake was related to his CF (by subtracting a figure for me, and minus a figure for a male his age-this figure is provided on the USDA website) we came up with a montly amount of roughly $200. Since the IRS would consider this a "medical deduction", I fought in an hearing in both WA and CA and got a judge to rule to allow this "food expense" related to CF as a medical deduction. That then lowered our countable income and increased his benefit amount. I can forward those judge's decisions, just send me an email at division902@verizon.net or PM me your address.
 
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julie

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We got a letter from Mark's doctor and nutritionist about his food needs, and were then able to use a formula to compute how much of his food intake was related to his CF (by subtracting a figure for me, and minus a figure for a male his age-this figure is provided on the USDA website) we came up with a montly amount of roughly $200. Since the IRS would consider this a "medical deduction", I fought in an hearing in both WA and CA and got a judge to rule to allow this "food expense" related to CF as a medical deduction. That then lowered our countable income and increased his benefit amount. I can forward those judge's decisions, just send me an email at division902@verizon.net or PM me your address.
 
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julie

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We got a letter from Mark's doctor and nutritionist about his food needs, and were then able to use a formula to compute how much of his food intake was related to his CF (by subtracting a figure for me, and minus a figure for a male his age-this figure is provided on the USDA website) we came up with a montly amount of roughly $200. Since the IRS would consider this a "medical deduction", I fought in an hearing in both WA and CA and got a judge to rule to allow this "food expense" related to CF as a medical deduction. That then lowered our countable income and increased his benefit amount. I can forward those judge's decisions, just send me an email at division902@verizon.net or PM me your address.
 
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julie

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We got a letter from Mark's doctor and nutritionist about his food needs, and were then able to use a formula to compute how much of his food intake was related to his CF (by subtracting a figure for me, and minus a figure for a male his age-this figure is provided on the USDA website) we came up with a montly amount of roughly $200. Since the IRS would consider this a "medical deduction", I fought in an hearing in both WA and CA and got a judge to rule to allow this "food expense" related to CF as a medical deduction. That then lowered our countable income and increased his benefit amount. I can forward those judge's decisions, just send me an email at division902@verizon.net or PM me your address.
 
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julie

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We got a letter from Mark's doctor and nutritionist about his food needs, and were then able to use a formula to compute how much of his food intake was related to his CF (by subtracting a figure for me, and minus a figure for a male his age-this figure is provided on the USDA website) we came up with a montly amount of roughly $200. Since the IRS would consider this a "medical deduction", I fought in an hearing in both WA and CA and got a judge to rule to allow this "food expense" related to CF as a medical deduction. That then lowered our countable income and increased his benefit amount. I can forward those judge's decisions, just send me an email at division902@verizon.net or PM me your address.
 
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