by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Mar 5, 2023 | News
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries must comply with very stringent income and asset rules to receive benefits. One such rule is the resource allowance limit: A single SSI beneficiary may have only $2,000 of countable resources (for a couple, $3,000)....
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Mar 4, 2023 | News
For people with disabilities who use power wheelchairs, completing certain daily tasks can pose great difficulty. For these individuals, seat elevation systems available for their wheelchair can give them improved, more independent access to everything from brushing...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Mar 4, 2023 | News
For many people with disabilities and seniors, personal care services can assist them with completing daily tasks that may allow them to remain in their communities rather than move to a nursing home or other institutional facility. However, hundreds of thousands...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
A newly proposed rule by the Social Security Administration (SSA) could ultimately change the way “in-kind income” is defined for recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI). What Is SSI? Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal public benefits program...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 27, 2023 | News
A ward of the state is a person under the government’s protection. Children and adults with cognitive disabilities can become wards of the state when they lack a competent parent or trusted person to look out for them and, because of young age or incapacity, cannot...
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