Trustees of special needs trusts generally have wide discretion in determining whether to distribute funds to trust beneficiaries. But if the person with disabilities receives SSI, care should be taken when using trust funds to pay for housing.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) often makes mistakes when calculating Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, and when it does it is very difficult for a beneficiary to challenge the error because the SSA does not have a uniform system for...
People suffering from a range of serious disabilities often must wait months or even years for federal disability benefits, even if they are clearly eligible. But thanks to a program called Compassionate Allowances, those suffering from specific conditions can have...
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) introduced the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act of 2013, a bill that would allow people with disabilities to create first-party special needs trusts to hold their assets without interfering with their access to Supplemental Security Income...
President Trump has issued an executive order that could compromise the independence of federal agency judges, most of whom work at the Social Security Administration (SSA). ...
On March 7, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced a bill that would dramatically increase the amount of money that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries can earn and save, and that would eliminate penalties for applicants who...
If Congress doesn't act, the trust fund that provides a significant portion of federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits will run dry in 2016...
Recently passed legislation offers new tools to better protect Social Security disability beneficiaries from representative payees who abuse their position.
When the parent of an adult with disabilities retires, the child may qualify for federal disability benefits, even if the child has never worked.
