SSI and SSDI

President Obama's recently-released Fiscal Year 2016 Budget proposes a reallocation of payroll taxes to fix the anticipated shortfall in the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund, along with increased employment assistance for people with disabilities and additional funding for...

On April 4, 2009 ASNP Charter Member, Mark Biernath, joined other guests, Heidi J. Moore and Kendra & David Goerke to talk about Financial Planning For Special Needs Children.

People with disabilities may be able to obtain a student loan discharge if they meet certain requirements. Here's how.

Called "the most important new antidiscrimination law in two decades," the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) began to take effect on November 21, 2009.

As of March 1, 2010, the SSA will add an additional 38 conditions to the Compassionate Allowances list, greatly expanding the number of people who are eligible for fast-tracked disability benefits applications.

If an applicant for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a needs-based federal disability benefit, transfers assets out of her name prior to applying for benefits, she could face a stiff transfer penalty that would delay receipt of often vital services.

Each public benefits program has restrictions that the special needs trust must comply with in order not to jeopardize the beneficiary's continued eligibility for public benefits. Both Medicaid and SSI are quite restrictive, making it difficult for a beneficiary to...

Special Needs Answers co-founder Vincent J. Russo was a featured speaker at a recent conference on special needs trusts hosted by the Stetson University College of Law.

When it comes to child care the military generally tries to help families with special needs in a variety of ways.