SSI and SSDI

While crowdfunding through such outlets as GoFundMe or Kickstarter can be a quick and effective way of raising money for a person with specials needs, it could also have a negative impact on the beneficiary’s access to government benefits.

Advocates are warning that a little-noticed proposed rule change could result in hundreds of thousands of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients, many of them children, losing benefits.

If an ABLE account has been set up for a person with special needs, what happens to the account if the beneficiary no longer qualifies as “disabled” according to IRS regulations due to medical improvement or inaccurate diagnosis?...

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office calls for better oversight of organizations that handle the Social Security benefits of recipients who cannot manage their own benefits and lack a family member or friend to do so.  ...

Due to recent tax law changes, families with special needs children may be thinking about rolling existing 529 funds into ABLE accounts. But before you do, make sure you understand how these two accounts work and how they differ.

The amount of money that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can have without losing benefits has been frozen at $2,000 since 1989.  New legislation would increase that limit and make other changes. ...

New federal immigration rules are a return to an earlier era when people with disabilities were barred from the nation's shores, disability rights advocates charge in a lawsuit.

The government is considering changing its inflation calculation in a way that could mean  millions of children, seniors and people with disabilities losing access to vital programs, and less money for those who still qualify.

Only a small fraction of those eligible for new savings accounts for people with disabilities are using them, according to disability advocates. ...