Question: I am the trustee of an irrevocable trust. I am also on SSDI. Will my trustee pay be included as income. Will it affect my SSDI? Response: Probably not. Unlike Supplemental Security [...]

Question: Can a special needs trust help pay for my son’s food and rent, if SSDI is not enough? What if he receives SSI? Response: Certainly. Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) is not [...]

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: I have a 27-year-old severely handicapped daughter who I take care of 24/7. She qualifies for Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) under her father’s work record. My question [...]

Question: My son and I both receive SSDI survivor’s benefits from my deceased ex-husband (neither remarried and my son is his only child). My son is 15 and my benefits will stop when he [...]

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 [...]

Question: My 34-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with a disabling condition and receives SSDI. I have an irrevocable trust dividing my assets among her and her siblings. How do I amend my [...]

Question: My wife and I have had legal court ordered custody of our almost 11-year-old granddaughter named Jaylee for about 10 years. Jaylee has severe medical problems. I turned 66 years old on [...]

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. [...]

Question: I have two disabled brothers who are 36 and 27 years old. They live with my mom at home who recently retired and started to receive Social Security. As a result, my brothers switched [...]