SSI/SSDI Financial Eligibility & Issues

The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) is in charge of issuing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients up to $150 for moving costs if they meet certain rules.                  Who is eligible for up to…

With the passge of the Americans Achieving Better Life Experience (ABLE) ACT, Americans with disabilities can now save and invest in a tax-advantaged account for short and long-term disability expenses, without risking their disability benefits. Click the "Go to Website" linke below to…

Official web page of the DOT provides information about electronic benefits transfer process.  Consumers may sign up for electronic bank deposits or electronic debit card for receipt of fed benefits.

SSA can start payments more quickly than usual in four different types of situations: presumptive disability (PD) or presumptive blindness (PB) payment; emergency advance payment; immediate payment; and expedited reinstatement cases. Follow the link to the ssa guide on expedited payments.

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will not automatically increase in 2010 as there was no increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009.

WAIS Document Retrieval

Includes SSI federal benefit and state supplement at all living arrangements, SGA threshold, Trial Work Period threshold, child allocation, and other thresholds.

Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts, Inc. (PLAN of Massachusetts) • Provides education and assistance to people with disabilities and their families in planning for future needs of people with disabilities. • Administers two Special Needs Pooled Trusts that are designed to…

Available regardless of religion, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) Disabilities Trust is a pooled trust for adults with disabilities. Administered jointly with Jewish Family and Children's Services.

The Berkshire County Arc Master Special Needs Pool Trust has been serving individuals with disabilities since 2002. During that time twenty-four people have joined the pooled trust, and the trust has administered or is currently administering more than three hundred thousand dollars for its members.…