Special Needs Answers
If you have an old vehicle that needs replacing, but receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, you may be worried about buying another one. How much can you spend without affecting your benefits?...
Read moreI have a patient who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) but can't manage her own money. Can we set up a special needs trust to receive her benefits and use them for her benefit over the course of the month?...
Read moreI have an adult son who receives both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare. Is there an interstate agency that assists with moves from one state to another so my son will not lose eligibility for government benefits? ...
Read moreWhen an SSI beneficiary loses his government assistance, how do you cash out his special needs trust?...
Read moreIf a special needs trust owns the house that the trust beneficiary lives in, who pays for the home expenses -- the trust or the beneficiary?...
Read moreCan a special needs trust pay for the beneficiary's doctor-prescribed special diet?...
Read moreI am the new Representative Payee for a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiary. The beneficiary was overpaid for over a year and now the Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking repayment. When and how should I pursue the previous Rep...
Read moreI know that a special needs trust cannot pay for food or shelter for an SSI beneficiary without affecting her benefits. But what about paying for food or shelter for an SSDI beneficiary?...
Read moreIf you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, receiving gifts can disqualify you from benefits gift the money. Immediately giving the money to another family member doesn’t avoid the problem.
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