Public Benefits

A newly proposed rule by the Social Security Administration could ultimately change the way "in-kind income" is defined for recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

A ward of the state is a person under the government's protection. Children and adults with cognitive disabilities can become wards of the state.

In January 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case addressing retroactive disability benefits for military veterans. Its decision has important implications for how soon veterans with disabilities should apply to the VA for assistance.

In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it would award nearly $25 million to help fund housing for people with disabilties.

A True Link card could save your family member from exploitation and predatory banking practices.

The Senate and House have cleared the passage of a year-end $1.7 trillion appropriations bill that will affect people with disabilities on several fronts.

Despite support from both sides of the aisle and appeals from disability advocates across the country, proposed legislation intended to offer greater financial support to millions of older adults and people with disabilities is not part of Congress' year-end spending package.

If you are permanently unable to work due to a disability, you may be able to obtain a total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge of your federal student loan debt.

A second circuit district court permits a commissioner of Social Security to amend a recently issued decision denying disability benefits following the court’s remanding of the case. In Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security (S.D.N.Y. 21-cv-01230, November 22, 2022).