Questions & Answers
Do I Need a Special Needs Trust To Protect My SSDI Benefit?
If you’re currently receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you may want to protect your income by setting up a special needs trust. Receiving financial gifts could jeopardize other related benefits.
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What Happens If My Medicare Set-Aside Runs Out?
If my Medicare Set-Aside runs out of money, who pays for my continuing medical expenses that are related to my accident?...
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- Settlement Planning
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- Health Care
Can I offer a job to a person who receives disability benefits?
I want to offer a job to a young man with special needs but his father says that if my potential employee receives more than $85 a month, he will no longer receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Can I hire...
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Can a person who receives disability benefits own a car?
I currently receive federal disability benefits and Medicaid. Can I own my own car?...
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- SSI and SSDI
Will My SSDI Payment Prevent Me From Receiving SSI?
When I first received Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in 2009, I missed receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) by two dollars. Am I eligible to receive both now?...
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Can I Move and Keep Medicaid Benefits?
I receive Medicaid due to a disability in my resident state. How long can I be out of state before losing Medicaid benefits? What are the rules for benefits in other states and how easily can I get benefits elsewhere? ...
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- Medicaid
How Long Do I Need to Work in Order to Qualify for SSDI?
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal insurance program that provides a cash benefit and eventual Medicare eligibility to people who can no longer work. How long do you need to work to qualify? ...
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- Disability Issues
Do I Need Two Special Needs Trusts for Two Children?
When your family has more than one child with special needs, do you need more than one special needs trust? Most families with multiple children with special needs are stretched financially. Is this affordable? ...
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- Special Needs Trusts
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- Special Needs Planning
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- Public Benefits