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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: 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: I have a special needs trust holding about $200,000. My trustee is charging me attorney fees every month from $136 to $380 an hour. My SSI check is just $550 a month. In the past 12 [...]

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 [...]

Question: My daughter is 32 and receives SSI – she has cerebral palsy. My husband and I are over 65, still working, and I plan to start collecting Social Security. Will my daughter [...]

Question: Everything about mom’s assets and estate were kept confidential until after her passing. Can an agent under a durable power of attorney or a trustee (I’m not sure of her [...]

In 2014, Congress passed the much-anticipated Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act to permit the creation of savings and investment accounts for people receiving public benefits and [...]

While setting up a special needs trust will shelter assets—whether inherited (read here), earned, or won as a personal injury settlement or judgment (read here)—so they won’t be counted in [...]