Hello,
My son receives SSI payments of $449. per month and I am trying to determine how to get his SSI payment to increase to the full $674. When I applied for SSI for him (he's disabled, since birth) I told his case worker that we were charging him $300. per month, for food and shelter, and that our household costs (rent, utilities, food) were $2,200. per month. The case worker divided this amount by 3, (my husband, me and our son) and determined that we were supplying ISM (In-kind support and Maintenance).
Recently, since reading more about social security benefits, I have learned that we should have also counted our daughter, who is attending college (supported by us). She will be moving home with us in July. I know that I am required, as my son's payee, to report that she will be living with us, and suspect that I should report that she should have been counted, all along.
My question is, when I tell my son's case worker that there are 4 in our household, and that we intend to increase what we charge our son for food and shelter to 1/4 of our monthly bills ($2,200.), food and shelter costs of $550., do I need to include, in the change to the claim, a loan agreement with my son, or any other documentation to show that we will no longer be supplying in-kind support and maintenance (ISM) and that he will be expected to pay 1/4 of the costs of our household bills?
I'm very happy to have found this forum and thank anyone who takes the time to answer.

