Public Benefits

You may not realize that owning an RV could impact your government benefits, especially Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

Many people with special needs choose to live in group homes or supportive housing with other people with special needs.

In one of its first acts of the new Congress, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives changed its rules to prevent lawmakers from shifting money from the Social Security retirement trust fund to the Social Security disability trust fund unless the...

A law passed in 2014 allows people with disabilities who became disabled before they turned 26 to set aside up to $18,000 a year (as of 2024) in tax-free savings accounts without affecting their eligibility for government benefits.  ...

After two years of almost complete inaction, the current U.S. Congress is considering several bills benefiting people with special needs.

Unfortunately, too many trustees of special needs trusts or those who oversee funds for people with special needs don't even know that they have a duty to account for the funds they manage, let alone perform that duty correctly.

Yes, a person who receives disability benefits can own a car, but there are some considerations to make before a purchase. Learn more about how owning a car affects your access to disability payments.

A bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would give people under age 55 access to a program that now helps nursing home-eligible seniors remain in their homes far longer than they might otherwise be able to do.

Beginning on October 1, 2014, Medicare will no longer attempt to obtain reimbursement from personal injury plaintiffs with claims worth less than $1,000.  This means that these cases can be settled much more quickly.