Special Needs Answers
Questions & Answers
SSI v. SSDI -- What's the Difference?
Parents of a child with special needs are often daunted by the different government programs that fall under the general definition of "disability benefits." To make matters worse, two of the most common benefit programs available also have very similar...
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- Public Benefits
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- Health Care
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- SSI and SSDI
What Expenses Can't a Special Needs Trust Pay For?
Why Not Just Disinherit a Child with Special Needs?
Many disabled people rely on SSI, Medicaid or other government benefits to provide food and shelter. You may have been advised to disinherit your child with special needs - the child who needs your help most -- to protect that...
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- Special Needs Trusts
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- Special Needs Planning
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- Estate Planning
Will Trust Income Affect SSI Eligibility?
Income paid from a special needs trust to a beneficiary will reduce SSI benefits by one dollar for every dollar paid to him or her directly. In addition, payments by the trust to the beneficiary for food or housing are...
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- Special Needs Trusts
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- Public Benefits
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- SSI and SSDI
Can I Create a Special Needs Trust and Still Be Eligible for Medicaid and SSI?
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...
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- Public Benefits
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- Special Needs Trusts
