Special Needs News

The agency’s 1,200-plus offices are open again, but a new online tool for SSI applications means you can avoid the crowds and long lines.

The list of things you can spend Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account funds on is long, and keeps growing.  In short, the money can be spent on virtually anything that will help [...]

While declining COVID-19 cases are good news, the end of the pandemic could mean millions of Medicaid recipients, including millions of children, will lose their coverage.

Temporary residency in facilities became permanent when residents were denied information and assistance needed to transition back into the community, in violation of the ADA, a federal report [...]

Busy trustees deserve payment, but there are important guidelines to follow to determine how — and how much — to bill the trust.

The measures follow charges of neglect and storm of protest at CDC director’s remarks in January.

With Alzheimer’s the leading cause of death among people with Down syndrome, this population deserves a lot more attention than it currently gets from the medical community and Alzheimer’s [...]

Built into the American Recovery Plan Act of 2021 are new rules and income thresholds that expand the pool of taxpayers who qualify for the earned income tax credit. This is good news for [...]

What’s a trustee to do when a beneficiary wants to spend special needs trust money on cigarettes, a drink, or a naughty movie?

After being off-limits to most members of the public since March 2020, Social Security Administration (SSA) offices are set to reopen on March 30, 2022, barring an unexpected snag or sudden [...]