Can a Special Needs Trust Rent an Apartment?
I'm receiving SSDI. I'm on Medicaid. Can a special needs trust rent an apartment? Can a special needs trust be a co-tenant on a lease?
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Ask a QuestionI'm receiving SSDI. I'm on Medicaid. Can a special needs trust rent an apartment? Can a special needs trust be a co-tenant on a lease?
See the AnswerI'm on Medicaid and SSI. I'll be receiving a financial inheritance within the next year or less. Can I deposit my own inheritance in a Third-Party Special Needs Trust and spend it on myself? I really need to be able to keep my Medicaid and spend my inheritance on myself.
See the AnswerWhere do I even start with being a caregiver for my widowed mother? How can I get paid by the state to take care of her full time?
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See the AnswerI am a disabled adult and the beneficiary of a special needs trust (my uncle is the current trustee). I'm having some issues with my landlord, and would like to know if the special needs trust can pay for legal fees in the event I want to hire a lawyer (a lawyer specifically to help with current landlord/tenant issues)...
See the AnswerI am letting my sister and her husband stay in our basement until they can find an apartment, my brother-in-law is getting SSI, if I don't charge them rent, will his SSI change while they are here?
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See the AnswerMy nephew lives in a group home and has a special needs trust (SNT). He wants my husband and I to take him on a vacation. He is not able to go without us taking him. Can he pay for our vacation as well as his with his SNT? He wants to go to Nashville to see some music shows. We live in Alabama. We would get estimates f...
See the AnswerMy sister has an ABLE account in New York. Can she use the ABLE account to pay for a cruise for her and a companion?
See the AnswerIf someone were on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and were elected to a political office, could they have their pay go to a special needs trust (SNT)?
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Get your GuideThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 made significant changes to the U.S. tax code. Many of its provisions are set to expire, or "sunset," at the end of 2025. It also made three key changes to ABLE accounts that are scheduled to expire in 2025.
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