Public Benefits

Many low-income people with disabilities use special needs trusts to remain eligible for public assistance. While you can qualify for the Section 8 voucher program with an SNT, it can affect how much housing assistance you receive.

If I create a special needs trust, will I remain eligible for Medicaid and SSI?...

Will a special needs trust (or supplemental needs trust) allow my loved one with disabilities to receive gifts or other money without losing their eligibility for their government benefits? My family wants to help.

As with almost every other issue in this year's presidential campaign, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain differ when it comes to their plans for helping people with special needs. We have attempted to give the best possible summary...

When it comes to child care the military generally tries to help families with special needs in a variety of ways.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that questions just how much money a state can actually recover when it comes time to collect its Medicaid lien on a personal injury award.

In response to a negative New York Times op-ed, advocates for people with disabilities and anti-poverty crusaders are attempting to get the facts out about younger Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, and the picture that emerges is very different from...

In a move that is being compared to the Title IX expansion of athletic opportunities for women, the U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance to all elementary and secondary schools explaining that they must provide students with disabilities equal...

The final budget deal Congress passed to avert the fiscal cliff repeals a long-term care insurance program that would have helped keep the elderly and disabled out of nursing homes and off the Medicaid rolls.