Bipartisan Bill Proposes Savings Accounts for Individuals With Special Needs
A bill that would create IRA-like tax-exempt savings accounts for individuals with disabilities has bipartisan support in the Senate.
Read moreA bill that would create IRA-like tax-exempt savings accounts for individuals with disabilities has bipartisan support in the Senate.
Read moreThe special economic stimulus payments authorized by Congress in February will not affect the benefits of persons receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or other federal benefits.
Read moreAn attorney who attended the Academy of Special Needs Planners' recent Annual Meeting in New Orleans reports on his post-Katrina view of the city and the volunteer effort to refurbish the headquarters of a local organization that assists special needs...
Read moreIndividuals with special needs who file a federal income tax return, even if they are not required to do so, may qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit, a special credit that has existed for the last 36 years to...
Read moreIt is possible to qualify for benefits from the Social Security Administration, like Supplemental Security Income (SSI), without a birth certificate.
Read moreThe U.S. House of Representatives, in what is seen as a victory for advocates of people with special needs, passed a bill that would put off implementation of several new Medicaid regulations until early 2009.
Read moreWhen retirement looms, many military families with children with special needs face a decision about whether or not to choose the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) retirement option. Receipt of SBP payments could jeopardize the child's eligibility for SSI and Medicaid.
Read moreFirst Focus, a bipartisan advocacy group, has recently published it's Children's Budget 2008, a guide to over 180 children's programs which are funded by the federal government.
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