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I really want to get my BAH but I have no idea why it is so hard.
Here is my situation... I lived with my mother for the past year and some change. Last year she fell down her stairs and had to have screws put in her hip for support and she is losing a lot of her memory. I swear she is clearly now my dependent because she had to retire early and can no longer work. The problem I am having is I am having trouble showing proof of 50% of my income supporting her. I literally run all of my mother's accounts as well as mine to pay the mortgage, food, bills, and insurance. Do I really have to change all the auto payments into a single account to show proof? I have been trying to work with DFAS for the past year... I'm about to give up...
Here is my situation... I lived with my mother for the past year and some change. Last year she fell down her stairs and had to have screws put in her hip for support and she is losing a lot of her memory. I swear she is clearly now my dependent because she had to retire early and can no longer work. The problem I am having is I am having trouble showing proof of 50% of my income supporting her. I literally run all of my mother's accounts as well as mine to pay the mortgage, food, bills, and insurance. Do I really have to change all the auto payments into a single account to show proof? I have been trying to work with DFAS for the past year... I'm about to give up...
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You will have to do some work to prove it. Either show payment to bills that are tracked to your accounts (i.e., a canceled check/online payment going to a bill) or have the bills in your name.
Another way is to approach it from the other side. You total up all expenses for her and compare it to the income she gets. You need to show that she earns less than 50% of the expenses claimed.
However, since you have to prove living expenses and your contributions in order to claim her as a secondary dependent, it's a required pain that you won't be able to avoid.
Another way is to approach it from the other side. You total up all expenses for her and compare it to the income she gets. You need to show that she earns less than 50% of the expenses claimed.
However, since you have to prove living expenses and your contributions in order to claim her as a secondary dependent, it's a required pain that you won't be able to avoid.
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Do consider contacting Social Security Administration for your mother to make you the Representative Payee. I am saying this next with one assumption that she has already obtained an SSI, SSDI or over 65 SSA benefit for herself. Once you are Representative Payee you may be able to claim here as a dependent. More high speed you get a lawyer and have her appoint you Guardian if possible or at least POA ( Power of Attorney) of medical. PS SSA Representative Payee is different than SSA Representative.
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