SSI and SSDI

Recently passed legislation offers new tools to better protect Social Security disability beneficiaries from representative payees who abuse their position.

Understanding what benefits might be available to your child or loved one with special needs can be confusing. Childhood disabled beneficiary benefits (CDBs) are a case in point.

Administrator-managed prepaid debit cards offer beneficiaries of special needs trusts greater independence, but up till now such cards existed in a regulatory gray area.

To be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), an applicant can have no more than $2,000 in assets. However, not all assets count towards the $2,000 limit.

Visitors to SpecialNeedsAnswers can now use a directory of state ABLE account programs. ...

A surprising number of people  including many people with disabilities -- do not take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS is encouraging potential recipients to apply.

Although Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients are subject to rigid asset limits, the federal government has provided a few avenues for beneficiaries to earn extra income.  ...

While most workers’ compensation benefits are fully tax exempt at the federal, state and local level, this is not always the case where the beneficiary is also receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. ...

If you become disabled as a result of a work-related illness or injury, you may be eligible for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers’ compensation benefits. But there's a limit.