by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 13, 2023 | News
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) is a government-sponsored program that pays recipients based on disability, regardless of their income. The SSDI program is federally funded insurance program for workers and is managed by the Social Security Administration...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 13, 2023 | News
Do you need the assistance of an attorney to file for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits? For completing the initial application, the short answer is probably “no.” Note, however, that people who get professional help with their applications are 23...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 5, 2023 | News
In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced it will award nearly $25 million to help fund housing for people with disabilities. Roughly 100 public housing authorities across the country will receive funding. The HUD estimates...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 5, 2023 | News
A power of attorney (POA) is a legal agreement that gives a person (agent) the ability to act on behalf of another person (principal). A common question asked about POAs is under what circumstances a person can override them. POAs can be overridden. However, the “who”...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Feb 5, 2023 | News
A power of attorney is a powerful special needs and estate planning document that enables you (the principal) to give another person (the agent or attorney-in-fact) the power to act for you while you are alive. Because it is often prepared in the context of estate...
by The Academy of Special Needs Planners | Jan 29, 2023 | News
A fiduciary is a fancy legal term for the person who will take care of your property for you if you are unable to do it yourself, such as the executor of an estate, the trustee of a trust, or an attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney. Your first instinct might be...
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