Can I Give Away Money and Still Retain My SSI Benefit?
If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, receiving gifts can disqualify you from benefits gift the mone...
Read moreNo, that would be fine. The money would remain yours and your sister would be acting as a fiduciary on your behalf. This should not affect her eligibility for SSI or any other public benefit program.
Harry S. Margolis practices elder law, estate, and special needs planning in Boston and Wellesley, Massachusetts. He is the founder of ElderLawAnswers.com and answers consumer questions about estate planning issues here and at AskHarry.info.
Local Special Needs Planners in Your City
If you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, receiving gifts can disqualify you from benefits gift the mone...
Read more
I want to offer a job to a young man with special needs but his father says that if my potential employee receives more th...
Read more
The Social Security Admini...
Read more