General News Sources: NAELA member Janet Colliton, CELA, wrote Eligible Charity Distribution can reduce taxes Lack of special ed teachers keeps some autistic students ill-prepared for college Bob Dole remembered as champion for people with disabilities If you have a child with special needs, here’s how to plan for their life after you pass What […]
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2022 SSI Rate
SSI amounts for 2022 The monthly maximum Federal amounts for 2022 are $841 for an eligible individual, $1,261 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse, and $421 for an essential person. Calculation details Recipient Unrounded annual amounts for— Monthly amounts for 2022 2021 2022 a Eligible individual $9,530.12 $10,092.40 $841 Eligible couple 14,293.61 15,136.93 1,261 […]
The Arc of the United States recently posted new videos providing an Overview of Special Needs Trusts and ABLE accounts. English versions of these videos are available on YouTube and are linked below for your convenience. Spanish versions are available at the YouTube link below. Find other Arc Videos here
2021 National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 13-15, 2021
Registration is open for the 2021 National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 13-15, 2021. It will be held at Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida and virtually online. Always popular, a representative from CMS will join to discuss recent events. This year, Gene Coffey will describe […]
News Round-up – 9-24-2021
Selected articles from Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings: Staff Shortages Are Hammering Long-term Care Facilities, Home Care Agencies, and Families Pandemic-inspired retirement may be short-lived for many More than 41million dementia cases globally are undiagnosed – study Signs of Early Alzheimer’s May Be Spotted in Brain Stem The quality, not quantity, of cardiovascular fat […]
News Round-up – August 30, 2021
Ed Asner died on August 29, 2021. He is most well known for playing Lou Grant, but my personal favorite was his voice in the movie “Up.” America will miss you Mr. Asner. New York Times |Â Wikipedia. Selected stories from Current Awareness in Aging Research E-Clippings No. 4390: Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will likely […]
News Roundup, July 19, 2021
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced: Reports shows that words matter. Language can reduce mental health and additional stigman. “In a perspective published in Neuropsychopharmacology, leaders from the National Institutes of Health address how using appropriate language to describe mental illness and addiction can help to reduce stigma and improve how people with these […]
On May 31, 2021, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of U.S. Health & Human Services, wrote to Celebrate Older American’s Month by Empowering Older Adults. She began by talking about her father. “I remember working alongside my father during my youth paving and repairing Sacramento roads. My father was a strong man who woke up in the […]
Social Security (What is my Social Security)
My Social Security is a secure online account that puts you in control with access to your information anytime, anywhere. Verify your earnings, view your Social Security Statement, manage your benefits, get a replacement Social Security card, and much more – with your free, personal account.
The History Channel looks at the Great Depression and the birth of Social Security.