They are already doing that through SSI I think.
Oh yes, it's changing that is for sure. Even in the last decade, this has become a reality which really is a blessing in situations where the needs are not extreme medical issues requiring nursing care but supervision and some training and developmental care is required none the less. I have a son who is disabled and my mother cares for him in our home when he's not in school obviously and when I need her to, but because he's under 18, this is state specific(and yet another reason for now my own mobility with jobs is limited to this state). There are others in states without waivers who are struggling to both meet the needs of a disabled family member and work to provide for the family as a whole. I'd just like to see what we are able to do be addressed more if we ever went to some guaranteed income thing before we just start throwing money at the uber leaches on the bottom that's all:-)
edit to add, I am not familiar with SSI, but for minors you pretty much only have Medicaid and if you have income you only have that under a waiver in states that allow it. In other words they recognize the disability as so profound as to outpace any income in most modest situations putting the person in a situation of choosing care or work. The waiver essentially 'waives' the income requirements and qualifies the individual based on their disability which opens the door on some level to some services that are quite helpful in their care and maintaining a work life to provide for the family overall. There are a lot of benefits to allowing family members the ability to care and earn in the same way medical personnel might and it's usually cheaper where the care requirements are not as intense as someone with profound medical issues who required skilled nursing care. It's also beneficial to the disabled individual who has developmental issues and rely on the regularity of the environment to offer the stability needed for them ie a grandmother providing care while the parent works is far more stable then a doctor's aide who might not be there 3 weeks from now if she gets a better gig. I can't speak highly enough of this move to keep care stable and at the same time offer the resources more directly to the disabled person and by extension their family which assists in their care even more. I know some conservatives may not agree with me, but disability and other services to me are something we should provide as a compassionate society--sadly it is the leaches of society who cloud and obscure the people who really are trying to assist which is those who truly are either beyond or from birth are not capable(anymore or at all) of caring for themselves without some assistance. I get irritated at those(like LFR) who take advantage of that status in order to avoid working as much as possible and totally bastardize the system from what is was intended to be.
