Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side income, what can I do?

Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by fnordpiglet on Monday January 30, 2023 @10:40AM (#34581091)

There are a lot of aid groups that advise on this stuff. But it requires you to seek help. A problem with mental illness is you often are unable to seek help on your own, and if your support network is ignorant of the fact help exists you’re falling through the cracks.

How would you suggest it be ordered differently? I don’t know how we reliably help everyone who needs help if they’re unable or unwilling to seek help. “Moar social workers” isn’t a thing - even with funding, the people don’t exist to scale to the size of the need.

UBI etc seem like basic solutions but doesn’t really help them get help, just helps them not need help to some baseline.

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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by admax88qqq on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:26PM (#34585861)

Benefits shouldn't have this cliff where you lose them if you start doing too well.

It's an poverty/low income trap. If you're on disability/welfare you should still be incentived and rewarded for making money outside of your government payment.

It could be a constant thing like UBI or a gradual reduction like income tax brackets where more money earned is always more money in your pocket.

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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by fnordpiglet on Monday January 30, 2023 @03:29PM (#34585902)

Agreed

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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by mixedCase on Monday January 30, 2023 @07:02PM (#34588645)

Negative income tax is the term for what I believe you're referring to.

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