Special Needs Answers
In 2024, the Social Security Administration rejected more than 60 percent of initial disability benefits applications. Preparing to apply for Social Security disability can be crucial to avoiding this and successfully securing benefits.
Read moreWhile crowdfunding through social media and platforms such as GoFundMe can provide a financial lifeline for individuals with disabilities, it also carries risks, particularly regarding eligibility for means-tested government benefits such as Supplemental Security Income or Medicaid.
Read moreRecent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to support families caring for a disabled loved one with certain tasks.
Read moreA special needs trust can allow individuals with special needs to preserve assets that will enhance their quality of life while allowing them to remain eligible for needs-based public benefits like Medicaid and SSI.
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Funds held in a properly drafted special needs trust will not affect a SSI or Medicaid recipient's benefits. However, funds disbursed in a manner that violates SSI or Medicaid rules can impact these benefits.
Read moreSSI and SSDI are both federal programs that provide cash payments to people who meet the federal definition of disabled. But SSI helps people with disabilities with a limited income, and SSDI doesn’t care about income.
Read moreMedicaid's strict rules place people with disabilities who want to work in a quandary. To maintain their benefits, they cannot earn over a certain amount. So, they may end up forgoing employment altogether as the only way to keep their...
Read moreWhat is special needs planning, and what options can help people with disabilities? You can protect children or adults with disabilities and ensure they have everything they need to have a safe and happy life.
Read moreDo you have a friend or loved one who receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and is unable to manage her payments? If so, you can request that the Social Security Administration name you as the...
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