Call 11 For Action Wants To Help, But Can't

From WTOL in Toledo:

She can't walk. She can't drive. She says she can't even work. Now her only source of income has been taken away, and she can't afford to live.

In desperate need of help, this west Toledo woman is turning to Call 11 for Action Problem Solver Mika Highsmith. ...

Turner was getting by on social security benefits, which were a little more than 600 dollars a month. But this past November, Turner got a letter saying it was her last check. And the reason? "They said because I wasn't disabled," she tells News 11.

Turner says she re-applied immediately, but has yet to get an answer. "I got a letter saying I'd hear something within 100 days. It's been five months."

Now this 52-year-old woman who has already lost so much is about to lose everything. "I'm four months behind on rent. My light bill is 400 dollars. They're about to turn off my phone on the 16." ...

Problem Solver Highsmith spoke with a rep from social security. She said you have to be re-certified every one, three or five years.

When it's your turn you'll get a letter in the mail. If you're denied, you have ten days to file an appeal for payment continuation. After that, you have 60 days to make an appeal without pay.

In this case, the rep says she can't give specifics due to privacy laws, but says she looking into the situation.