Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are incredibly important for many senior citizens and individuals with special needs. It can be devastating if there is a disruption in these benefits of any kind. In order to avoid disruption…
In 2018, recipients of Social Security will see a 2 percent increase in benefits due to the rise of cost-of-living. This adjustment in cost-of-living is the highest of its kind since 2012. Last year, there was only a .3 percent…
Social Security is a retirement benefit for individuals who are working and contributing to the social security system. However, it also has a benefit for disabled workers and disabled individuals. Supplemental Security Disability Social Security Disability (SSD) is a plan…
Widows and widowers are entitled to Social Security benefits from their deceased spouse equal to the collection amount at the time of death, or the potential entitlement amount if the spouse had not yet applied for the benefit. In order to best advise their clients, accountants and attorneys should understand the laws that govern this benefit.
En los últimos dos años, en las redes sociales, he visto cada vez más iniciativas de crowdfunding y recaudación de fondos personales. Sitios de crowdfunding como GoFundMe y Kickstarter eliminan al intermediario de la recaudación de fondos, permitiendo a la persona u organización necesitada apelar directamente al público en general.
En muchos casos, el crowdfunding tiene lugar cuando un familiar o amigo tiene una urgencia médica y necesita ayuda para pagar las facturas. Por desgracia, muchos no tienen en cuenta otros factores que contribuyen o las prestaciones que algunas personas pueden estar recibiendo ya. Por ejemplo si se crea un sitio de crowdfunding para una persona con necesidades especiales que recibe prestaciones por discapacidad o médicas, pueden verse repercusiones negativas.
The Trump Policy Analysis Group (TPAG) [1] has convened to consider probable changes in law that will affect older Americans and those with special needs. Initial TPAG focus is on entitlements, public benefits, tax, special needs planning, and veterans’ benefits. We…
Nuestro bufete elabora muchos documentos importantes para clientes de edad avanzada. Los clientes pueden olvidar dónde se encuentran estos documentos dentro de su casa, perder la pista de la ubicación de los documentos en el transcurso de una mudanza, o pueden fallecer sin compartir los documentos reales (o su ubicación) con sus hijos, albacea o tutor.
Hay algunas aplicaciones para smartphone que pueden ayudar a particulares y familias a llevar un registro de documentos importantes, como testamentos o directivas avanzadas (poderes sanitarios, etc.). Esta herramienta funciona junto con la capacidad de la aplicación para catalogar el contenido de casas enteras. Esta función paraguas ayuda en los esfuerzos organizativos en curso, así como en la asistencia para mudanzas.
Caring for a child with special needs requires many resources, one of which may be Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
When a parent of a child with special needs retires and begins receiving Social Security retirement benefits, the child may qualify for SSDI. A lesser known provision in the Social Security regulation allows the spouse of the retiree to also receive Social Security benefits regardless of whether they are of retirement age or not—so long as they are caring for the child with special needs at home.
The Supplemental Security Income program, known as SSI, is a federally administered program. Unlike Medicare or Medicaid, SSI is a federal welfare program that pays monthly cash benefits to individuals who fall within 1 of 3 categories: Aged - over…