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Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI)
Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) is an insurance program that is available to qualified workers with disabilities regardless of their resources.
Read article »Federal Web Site Links to Programs and Services for People With Disabilities
U.S. Department of Labor's Disability.gov site is a one-stop source of government information relevant to people with disabilities.
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Trusts and SSI
Trusts designed to aid a person with special needs are commonly known as "special needs trusts." There are three main types of special needs trusts: the first-party trust, the third-party trust, and the pooled trust.
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Planning for a Child with Special Needs
Planning by parents can make all the difference in the life of the child with a disability, as well as that of his or her siblings who may be left with the responsibility for caretaking (on top of their own careers and caring for their own families and, possibly, ailing parents).
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SSI is the basic federal safety net program for the elderly, blind and disabled, providing them with a minimum guaranteed income.
Read article »Stimulus Payment to Social Security Recipients to Arrive in May's Mail
The one-time $250 stimulus payments to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will arrive in May ...
Read article »Social Security Benefits to Edge Up 1.7 Percent in 2013
The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase in payments in 2013 ...
Read article »Social Security Benefits to Rise 3.6 Percent
After receiving no cost-of-living increase (COLA) for two years running, the nation's 63 million elderly and disabled ...
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