The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) wanted to provide some initial guidance regarding the implementation of the Direct Support Professional (DSP), Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) Aide and other frontline
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program primarily designed to aid people who have become disabled after having worked for a certain amount of time. Although the typical SSDI recipient has worked for
Access to affordable health care through the Medicaid program is one of the great benefits afforded to most recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In many states, full Medicaid coverage is often equal to, or
When your child with special needs turns 18, he or she legally becomes an adult who can make his or her binding decisions with resulting consequences. When legal adulthood approaches, parents worry that their child
If you are considering saying “I do” and currently receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, or any other disability-related benefits, getting married could impact your benefits. Unfortunately, under current Social
For nearly 60 years, Medicaid has helped support tens of millions of low-income Americans, including people with disabilities, with low-cost or free health coverage. Come 2023, a new set of rules proposed by the federal
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program that provides cash assistance to people with disabilities. Because SSDI is an insurance program and not a “means-tested” benefit for people with minimal resources, anyone who
If you are like most people, you didn’t assemble your special needs plan all at once. You may have created a special needs trust in 2001, purchased life insurance to fund it in 2005, established
Living with a disability is tough enough, but so is obtaining income support through Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) — especially without help from professionals who know how the system works. About 25 percent of
