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Will my disabled daughter's SSI change since I moved away from family into an apartment?

I was living with my family -- now my daughter and I are living in our own apartment. I was/am counting on her SSI to pay for the rent until I can find a job. I am going to school, giving her daily, continual speech therapy - no child support and I really need the SSI to increase. When I reported the move to Social Security, they did not tell me if there would be a change - or what it will be. All suggestions/information appreciated.

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1. The full monthly SSI amount is $674. If your child is suppose to receive court-ordered child support then the SSI will NOT increase even though you and your child are now living on your own. If the court ordered that no child support to be payed and your child is not receiving any child support, then the SSI will be increased to the current full amount of $674 since you and your child are now living on your own. I am posting this to refute the incorrect information that one of the responders has given. The SSA will allow the SSI Representative Payee to use the SSI for rent, food, and for the SSI recipient's personal needs. I know what I am talking about because I am a SSI Representative Payee for my only child and I have to make a SSI Representative Payee financial report to the SSA every year.
2. it should not change but if it does it may increase but am not sure
3. children receive 1/3 less than the adult max--so they wouldn'ty recive teh 674 many states have a supplemtn progrma--it can range form a few dollars to a couple hundred the child max is about 450 plus 2/3 of teh state supplement under no circumsatnces would she get more as far as i know--they don't consider otehr relatives income in determining SSI eligibility--so they wopuldn't have counted it before--so your moving would not affect the benefit i'v also hard that you aren't supposed to use teh SSI to pay rent--so be careful
4. The SSI your daughter receives is to support her. It does not matter where she lives. She gets what she gets because she is a child. The only reason it would change is if you moved to another state with a different state supplement. Part of supporting her is to put a roof over her head. You can use an SSI check to pay for housing, utilities, food - whatever she needs. And if the side benefit is to take care of the person who takes care of her - that is OK too.
5. It shouldn't change but are you the guardian that can receive her check?