When a Parent Retires, a Child with Disabilities Could Qualify for SSDI
When the parent of an adult with disabilities retires, the child may qualify for federal disability benefits, even if the child has never worked.
When the parent of an adult with disabilities retires, the child may qualify for federal disability benefits, even if the child has never worked.
People with special needs and seniors will see their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits inch up 1.7 percent in 2015, the Social Security Administration has announced.
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 Obama has named Henry Claypool, Executive Vice-President of the American Association of People with Disabilities, as a member of the national Commission on Long-Term Care, giving disability advocates a voice on the panel that will recommend changes to the...
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.
A new audit finds that the government likely overpaid hundreds of millions of dollars to certain SSI beneficiaries. As many as 77,000 beneficiaries may be forced to pay back some or all of their overpayments.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients must adhere to very strict rules regarding how much income they can receive in any given month or risk losing benefits.
Section 529 College Savings Plans can be an excellent investment tool when saving money for a child’s educational expenses. But if the child receives Supplemental Security Income benefits, families should be cautious.
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether federal law requires parents to try their public school's learning disabilities program before turning to private schooling.
