Question: My son, George, now age 49, lives in Massachusetts. He was disabled in a mountain biking accident ten years ago which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Although he has [...]

Question: My son receives SSDI and currently has Medicaid. He will be enrolled in Medicare effective January 1st. Is he required to purchase part B and part D or will his Medicaid continue to [...]

Question: I am a trustee of a special needs trust for a friend that was funded in March 2020. She has been on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid for over 10 years. She will be 62 in [...]

Question: My cousin’s only son, David, who is 33 years old, just received notice that he has qualified for SSDI, retroactive for a year and a half. He had a brain tumor at age 12. The good [...]

Question: My son is 21 years old and disabled with cerebral palsy since birth. He currently receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and has never worked. We as parents are not US citizens and [...]

Question: I live in Florida. My son was diagnosed as disabled in 2010. Since then, I have been his caretaker and have been unable to work outside of the home. I struggle to make ends meet all the [...]

Question: My understanding is that a Section 8 tenant can’t rent an apartment where the landlord is a relative. Is there a way around this? Here’s our fact pattern: Dad and Mom never [...]

Question: Is going to a church for free food in-kind income for purposes of SSI? Response: Technically, yes, but it’s likely to fall under the radar. Beneficiaries of  Supplemental Security [...]

Question: I have a client for whom I am selling her mother’s home. Her mother has dementia (some days better than others) and has been in a nursing home for a couple of years. She applied [...]

Question: Can a special needs trust for a minor child pay the parents’ mortgage or rent? What about buying a house that the whole family lives in? Response: This is a common question where [...]