Social Security Proposes Change To SSI Benefits
The Social Security Administration is looking to make a big change to the way that it determines monthly payments for people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits. The post…
How to Make the Most of an ABLE Account
Dante Allen used his savings to pay for an upgrade to his everyday wheelchair. Valerie Crisci is saving money to cover costs related to her service dog. Gayle Stanford used
New Moonshot Disability Accelerator Fund on Mission to Close the Disability Wealth Gap
Meanwhile, the assistive–tech market in the US alone will be valued at $26 billion by 2024. “The disability market is massively underserved and …
New federal regulations for ABLE Plans take effect in Kansas on July 1
County Wide NewsAugust 12, 2022<August 12, 2022 New federal regulations for ABLE Plans take effect in Kansas on July 1 by Hillsboro Free Press TOPEKA – More Kansas living with…
Social Security, SSI Benefits Expected To Increase Significantly
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries could see their monthly payments rise again next year by the largest amount in decades, experts say. The post Social Security, SSI Benefits…
Biden Administration Gives States More Time To Spend Disability Services Funds
States will get extra time to spend billions of federal dollars aimed at bolstering Medicaid home and community-based services after it took longer than expected for the money to make…
Financial stability for those with disabilities – DeSoto County News
Mississippi News Financial stability for those with disabilities June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Bob Bakken 0 Comments ABLE savings accounts, david mcrae, disabilities, financial stability, mississippi, unemployment State treasurer promotes…
Inflation Prices Outgrowing Social Security Benefits
Social Security recipients say monthly expenditures from January 2021 to January of 2022 grew far more than the amount the COLA-boosted benefits
Chase Bank Took $2,500 Intended For ABLE Account, Then Wouldn’t Give It Back
The three-month struggle for access to the funds points to how difficult it is to resolve problems with large corporations — especially for people with disabilities and their advocates. The…
Programs For People With Disabilities Still Not Seeing Federal Funds
A year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated what could amount to $25 billion to Medicaid home and community-based services, many states have yet to access much of the…