Families of people with special needs often face unusually high travel expenses. Family members may be able to be reimbursed for these expenses from a special needs trust, depending on the type of trust.
The lawyer who built the third-largest disability benefits practice in the United States from offices in a tiny eastern Kentucky town was captured on December 2, 2017, in Honduras. ...
Some people with disabilities may be eligible for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers’ compensation benefits. But there's a limit on how much a worker can receive.
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. ...
I am the new Representative Payee for a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiary. The beneficiary was overpaid for over a year and now the Social Security Administration (SSA) is seeking repayment. When and how should I pursue the previous Rep...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has finally decided that it can’t have it both ways when it comes to gay couples it once claimed weren’t married.
If you own or are thinking of owning a recreational vehicle, you need to consider the vehicle's impact on your government benefits, especially Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid.
I am currently receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and my mother, with the help of her attorney, has set up a special needs trust for me. Do I necessarily need a special needs trust and would an inheritance jeopardize...
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) both allow working beneficiaries to deduct certain work-related expenses from their countable income, making it easier to qualify for benefits or, in the case of SSI, to receive a larger...
