Public Benefits

Do 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...

Special Needs 101

For adults receiving Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) payments, the Social Security Administration offers several programs to encourage beneficiaries to work. The best-known program, the Ticket to Work Plan, is a somewhat complicated program designed to offer beneficiaries a way...

Special Needs 101

Some special needs trusts may be eligible for considerable tax savings. Here's how.

Special Needs 101

Senator Kennedy and his son, Representative Kennedy, are advocating for differing federal mental health parity bills.

A Medicare advocacy group has begun pressing Congress to pass a bill that would eliminate the two-year wait imposed on individuals with disabilities before they can qualify for Medicare.

Today's special needs children have educational rights that could entitle them to a free public education.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that parents of special needs children do not need to hire a lawyer to sue a school district over their children's special education needs.

An alternative to individual special needs trusts are "pooled trusts," which pool the resources of many beneficiaries. Becoming part of one may have advantages, depending on the situation.