How can a person on ssi buy a car?

Answer 1

I am a mom of a 41 year old son with ADHD, just approved for ssi, meaning he is disabled but does not have sufficient work quarters to qualify for ssd. Not surprising for an ADHD adult outcome.

He thinks his friends are helping when they find him jobs to do. They had him working on taking two different cars apart and making one. And borrowing money from his mom to do it. He doesn't realize he is going to find ssi deducting the money from his odd jobs. You cannot find a non working car and spend $$ making it work. The only thing you are doing is stopping your ssi.

The only option is to live with a parent who has a car and drive theirs. Or live in subsidized housing and have a local car lot that will sell you a driveable care for about $100 a month. I do not know if that is possible.