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A paycheck reduces SSI by less than half of what is earned, students under 22 can exclude up to $9,730 a year, Medicaid continues under 1619(b), and ABLE to Work lets a working account owner save an extra $15,650. The 2026 rules, with the math.
A special needs trust can pay rent, a mortgage, or utilities, but Social Security counts shelter paid by others as in-kind support and can reduce SSI by up to one third. Here is how the rule works in 2026 and how trustees plan around it.
Pooled trusts and individual special needs trusts both protect SSI and Medicaid. They differ on cost, control, and what happens to the money when the beneficiary dies. Five questions to decide.
A gift or inheritance left directly to a grandchild who receives SSI or Medicaid can end those benefits. A third-party special needs trust lets grandparents give generously and safely.
Banks charge high fees and many families have no relative to name. Independent trustees charge less, and a national directory now makes them possible to find.
The most common reason families skip a special needs trust is a myth. Whether Medicaid gets paid back depends on one thing: whose money funded the trust.
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