Both spouses can claim Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. However, each spouse must qualify on their own. SSDI benefits consider the work history and earnings of each person who has worked and paid Social Security taxes for the required number of years.
Family Benefit Amounts
If neither spouse has children eligible for SSDI family
Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) have introduced the Ensuring Nationwide Access to a Better Life Experience (ENABLE) Act. The bipartisan bill seeks to extend three expiring provisions of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE)program, which allows disabled individuals to invest in tax-advantaged accounts while protecting their eligibility for federal aid programs.
When we do an SNT for a claimant on SSI and SSI-related Medicaid, the receipt of the personal injury award funds is countable unearned income in the month received. If we transfer out the funds to an SNT, the funds do not become a disqualifying resource if completed before the first of the following month.
But what do we
Whether supplemental or special, these trusts serve the same purpose of helping meet the needs of individuals with disabilities while still permitting them to qualify for vital public benefits programs. But there are different categories of special needs trusts and important differences between them that warrant a longer explanation.
Continue Reading Supplemental vs. Special Needs Trusts: Any Difference?
Duel Eligible – Special Needs Plans (D-SNP) are not available only for special needs planning for disabled people. It is the fastest growing component of health insurance for concurrently eligible insureds having both Title 2 and Title 16 eligibility which triggers Medicare and Medicaid health insurance. The term “Special Needs Plans” refers not to the
A survey of more than 1 million federal employees reflects
the low morale of many workers.
Overall, the federal government scored 65.7 out of 100, a 2.3-point
increase over 2022. Unfortunately, for their employees and customers, some
workplaces were well below
When an unexpected inheritance or lawsuit proceeds are received by a person with disabilities who is on SSI-disability or SSI-elder benefits, the event calls for some special needs planning to continue the SSI monthly checks and Florida Medicaid without going over the $2,000 resource limit. Many think the best or only answer may be an
According to a report published this month on Medicaid disenrollment by the Center for Children and Families, nearly 600,000 Florid children have been disenrolled from Medicaid since the pandemic protections theat provided for continuous coverage of Medicaid throughout the COVID-19 pandemic were eliminated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) on April 1, 2023. Thereafter, some
New POMS may change the way retained funds may be used by Pooled Trust Administrators
Continue Reading New POMS are potentially in the pipeline regarding Pooled Special Needs Trusts’ Use of Retained Funds after Death of SSI Beneficiary
With millions upon millions of baby boomers about to retire, the Social Security Administration has created an online “retirement benefits estimator” that is a substantial improvement over the previous Internet version. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.
There are a number of things that are significant improvements. Unlike previous versions, this one uses your actual Social Security