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SSA Liberalizes Rules on When Special Needs Trusts Can Reimburse Family Members for Travel
8 years ago
Travel is sometimes necessary when a family has a child with special needs. Family members may need to visit the person with special needs, or a medical emergency may require travel to care for the loved one, or the family may simply want to take the child with special needs on vacation. For... [read more]

Feds Expand Oversight of Representative Payees for SSDI and SSI Recipients
8 years ago
For most Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issues monthly checks directly to the recipients. However, where the recipients are incapable of making their own financial decisions, the SSA sends the... [read more]

Is Your Child Eligible for Childhood Disabled Beneficiary Benefits?
8 years ago
Understanding what benefits might be available to your child or loved one with special needs can be confusing. Different benefits apply in different circumstances, and sometimes different benefit programs can work together to help meet the needs of an individual. Childhood disabled beneficiary bene... [read more]

"Mr. Social Security" Now Faces 255 Years in Prison; His Clients Must Once Again Prove Their Disability
8 years ago
A federal magistrate judge has recommended that a new set of charges filed against a disability attorney who dubbed himself “Mr. Social Security” should go forward. But the real victims in the largest-ever Social Security disability fraud case are the attorney’s thousands of clients who now must pr... [read more]

SSA Gives Guidance on the Use of Prepaid Debit Cards by Special Needs Trust Beneficiaries
8 years ago
Trustees of special needs trusts are increasingly relying on “administrator-managed prepaid debit cards,” such as True Link cards, when disbursing funds to beneficiaries. These cards offer trust beneficiaries greater independence and the ability to get what they need more quickly. But such cards e... [read more]

How to Earn Additional Income Without Losing SSI Benefits
8 years ago
Although Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients are subject to rigid asset limits, the federal government has provided a few avenues for beneficiaries to earn income that supplements their SSI benefit. The Social Security Act imposes a $2,000 asset limit on SSI beneficiaries, a figure that... [read more]

Happy Valentine's Day!
8 years ago
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to express gratitude for your family and friends. Our office wishes you and your loved ones all the best today, and throughout this beautiful early spring in North Florida! We are grateful to be a part of your community and to have to the opportunity to help fa... [read more]

How Does Workers’ Comp Affect SSDI Benefits?
8 years ago
Some people become disabled as the result of a work-related illness or injury. In these cases, the individual may be eligible for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, their total benefits may be limited by what is known as the “workers’ ... [read more]

How Does the SSA Calculate Cost of Living Increases?
8 years ago
Next year, Social Security recipients will see a 2 percent raise in benefits, the largest increase in six years. For Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients, the average monthly benefit will go up from $1,170 to $1,180, not including people who are blind, for whom the monthly r... [read more]

Can Special Needs Trusts Reimburse Family Members for Travel Expenses?
8 years ago
Families of people with special needs often face unusually high travel expenses. Medical emergencies or other unforeseen circumstances may require travel to care for their loved ones at a moment’s notice. Or family members may simply need to travel in order to visit the person with special needs. ... [read more]

Go Fund Me and Other Informal Fundraising Accounts Raise Issues for SSI and Medicaid
8 years ago
Over the past several years, crowdfunding and personal fundraising have become popular ways to raise money for people in need. Crowdfunding cuts out the charitable middleman, allowing a person or organization in need to appeal directly to the general public via the Internet in the hope of raising m... [read more]