Special Needs Answers
If someone were on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and were elected to a political office, could they have their pay go to a special needs trust (SNT)?...
Read moreI am a disabled adult and the beneficiary of a special needs trust (my uncle is the current trustee). I'm having some issues with my landlord, and would like to know if the special needs trust can pay for legal...
Read moreMy nephew lives in a group home and has a special needs trust (SNT). He wants my husband and I to take him on a vacation. He is not able to go without us taking him. Can he pay for...
Read moreI'm on Medicaid and SSI. I'll be receiving a financial inheritance within the next year or less. Can I deposit my own inheritance in a Third-Party Special Needs Trust and spend it on myself? I really need to be able...
Read moreI'm receiving SSDI. I'm on Medicaid. Can a special needs trust rent an apartment? Can a special needs trust be a co-tenant on a lease?...
Read moreMy daughter lives in HUD-supported housing, and her rent is 30% of her income. It appears that in 2024 distributions from SNTs will count as income, except for distributions of trust principal or when used to pay for health and medical care expenses...
Read moreI'm the trustee of a special needs trust. If the beneficiary needs something purchased, am I allowed to buy it on my personal credit card and then have the trust reimburse me?...
Read moreMy trustee claims that I insulted him in an email, which I did not. I believe he does not want to have to file income taxes on a special needs trust and used this as an excuse to bow out of...
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