SSI Disability and Dancing
My sister has been receiving SSI for being bipolar since she was 18, now she's 26 has a new baby (2 mo old) and the 800 they give her is not enough to cover her and her child.. She just escaped an abusive relationship with the babies father and I've taken her in with my child and I. She wants to start dancing a few nights a week with me when I'm not working and I think it would be helpful to her, I don't want her to lose her ssi though because in a few weeks she might not be able to work, and really she does need the ssi, she would not be able to hold down a job regularly. Anyhow, I wanted to know if it would be reported that she was dancing? I know in our small club it wouldn't, they haven't even looked at my id once, but I want to take her to Vegas with me next month, do they report to the feds or is that entirely up to her to file taxes and such?? Any advice or knowledge about this would be extremely appreciated! Thanks!!!
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One thing is sticking out and that's she sick enough with bipolar to receive SSI. I would suggest she consider another line of work because this industry has destroyed people without mental illness, it would even be worse for someone who obviously is disabled enough to not work another job.
And yes she could be reported and that would lose her SSI. With dancing there is never a guarantee and this just is bad all over. Too much of a risk for her between making her bipolar even worse and possible lose of SSI.
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for sure not ok to work with her bipolar.. any work stripping or walmart ... any work would get her to lose her ssdi ... then like Kellydancer said stripping might not be a over all good choise as it could realy eat her up...
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then again, she might not be that sick/disabled...... nowadays its fairly easy to get ssdi... (fibromyalgia, ADHD)
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Prissy
My sister has been receiving SSI for being bipolar since she was 18, now she's 26 has a new baby (2 mo old) and the 800 they give her is not enough to cover her and her child.. She just escaped an abusive relationship with the babies father and I've taken her in with my child and I. She wants to start dancing a few nights a week with me when I'm not working and I think it would be helpful to her, I don't want her to lose her ssi though because in a few weeks she might not be able to work, and really she does need the ssi, she would not be able to hold down a job regularly. Anyhow, I wanted to know if it would be reported that she was dancing? I know in our small club it wouldn't, they haven't even looked at my id once, but I want to take her to Vegas with me next month, do they report to the feds or is that entirely up to her to file taxes and such?? Any advice or knowledge about this would be extremely appreciated! Thanks!!!
Check with the government. I believe you can earn up to a certain amount and not lose disability.
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I really don't think this is a good line of work for someone ill enough with bipolar disorder to be on SSI disability. I say this as someone who has been living with the disease for a very long time. I do well now as a dancer because it is well under control and had been for a long time even before I started dancing but if I had started when I was younger and it wasn't under control my life would likely be a disaster. Strip clubs are not a healthy environment. We're at a higher risk of dual diagnosis and are far more likely to become alcoholics and have problems with addiction. We tend to have problems with impulse control. A lot of us are prone to panic attacks, which are a nightmare to have when working at a club. I could go on and on.
I'm all about the idea of stripping being great if you're bipolar and have it under a reasonable amount of control but if it's not it just isn't a good idea. Why not have her get into camming? As the above poster said I think you're allowed to make a certain amount and it'd be much safer and healthier for her.