in both kaiss it did prevent them from being homeless..first is a man named henry and he was in his 50s and he had severe cardiac problems and had worked in the insurance industry for a very long timd, paid into the social security system and earned his disability benefits until the point at which his heart condition made it no longer healthy for him to work. he amied for benefits -- he stopped working and didn't apply for benefits right away. tried to make a go of it without them. went through his 401(k) and all of his savings and became homeless and lived in his car for almost a year before he finally took the step to apply for benefits. after being quickly approved, he got an apartment and his ssi/di benefits allowed him to have a home after that. another story is woman named angela, she had type 1 diabetes she developed as a teenager. she worked for many years, and eventually she became ill with diabetes-related complications. she continued to work when she stopped working to take care of herself sxended up being hospitalized. while s