Return to Videos Surviving financially on an SSDI or SSI case to be heard or settled is very difficult at times, especially for single people. Married people sometimes it's a little bit better. But each case involves a different scenario altogether and that's more a life question than it is a legal question. People survive however, they have to while their claim is pending. It's a lot easier if you're married, and you have a stable family and a spouse with a stable job. There are people that do end up going homeless or are homeless that get involved in SSDI claims waiting for their cases to be heard or determined by a judge.