Re: Welfare denying coverage

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On 7/16/06, Jamie wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the right chatboard, but here my
> situation. This is in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. In
> the past 25 months I have been trying to get Welfare so I
> could get my teeth fixed. I do not have the money to pay
for
> it. I have tried to get Welfare several times since June
> 2004 when my teeth were in decent condition. Since then my
> teeth have gotten severely worse. A dentist in Jan 2006 had
> told me that it would cost between $15,000 - $20,000 to fix
> them, and if I didn't fix them soon, that I could get blood
> poisoning. Every time that I have applied, I have been told
> that I make to much, that the limits are no more than
> $250.00 Gross per month, and you have to work at least 100
> hours a month. If this were true, then no one would be able
> to qualify. Min wage is $5.15, and a waitress min wage is
> $2.83. They said that I would be able to qualify if i were
> to lose my job. After that discussion, I was laid off (Jan.
> 30th 2006), so I called and spoke with 2 different people
> that each told me that I had to be working at least 100
> hours per month. I was very frustrated, and wrote to my
> senator, and they then informed me that the Welfare office
> has been lying to me, that you could not exceed $870.00
> Gross per month !!! So, now I need almost $20,000 worth of
> work because I could not afford it, and have lost 30 lbs
> because I have trouble chewing. Would I be able to sue? Is
> there anything that I can do to somehow make them pay for
> the damage to my teeth since they have lied to me for the
> past 25 months? Any other information of comments would be
> greatly appreciated.

This is very complex and there are a lot of issues that only
your attorney can guide you through.

If you don't have an attorney, you need to retain one or you
are going to get nowhere.