Can Mother Get Section 8 if Daughter Owns her Apartment?
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 [...]
Will the Funding of a Special Needs Trust Affect My SSDI or Section 8?
Question: My mother has decided to gift me some money now instead of waiting for her passing when there may not be anything to inherit. My brother sought professional counseling and was assured I [...]
How Will Child Support Affect My Son’s SSI?
Question: I am a 52 year old with a Prader-Willi syndrome child, age 9. We both receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as well as Section 8 for housing and $15 a month in food stamps in Ohio. [...]
What Happens when my Mom on Medicaid and in Subsidized Housing Receives Life Insurance Proceeds?
Question: My mom is on Medicaid in Pennsylvania. Her daughter died and mom has become the beneficiary of a life insurance policy for a substantial amount of money. Will Medicaid take her money? [...]
Special Needs Trusts and Subsidized Housing
As if the Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rules weren’t complicated enough, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has its own trust rules for people living in [...]