I am currently a senior in high school and I’m going to apply to UK next year. I am very very low income. My mom doesn’t make any money at all. I am currently going through mental health and was thinking about filing for a SSI check or something like that. But, I don’t know if it will mess up my chances of getting financial aid/FASFA. Because if so I won’t file. I’ll just look for a job or something. The checks would be going to bills and ect. I’m really stressed out over this. This would be the first time I get a check from the government ever.
You need to talk to somebody locally (start with your school counselor or whoever you are seeing for your mental health issues). You don’t just file for an SSI check and get it- there is a process, which is stressful in itself.