Wednesday, Apr, 19, 2023
The ARC of Illinois Annual Convention: “Special Needs Trusts, ABLE Accounts, Letters of Intent and Related Topics” 04/19/2023 @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Thursday, Apr, 20, 2023
The ARC of Illinois Annual Convention: “Alternatives, One Size Does Not Fit All: Supported Decision Making, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship (Plenary and Limited)” 04/20/23 @ 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, Apr, 20, 2023
The Arc of Illinois Annual Convention: “Our Journey through the Pandemic – Stories of Home and Survival” April 20th, 2023 @ 9:00am – 10:00am
Wednesday, May, 17, 2023
Planning for the Future WEBINAR: 05/17/2023 1:00pm – 3:00pm Hosted by The Arc of Illinois
How Social Security Evaluates A Trust As A Countable Resource
A person’s resources affect the ability to qualify for crucial government benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) sets forth resource limits for SSI applicants and recipients. For example, to qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), countable resources must not be worth more …
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Social Security Recipients to Pocket 5.9% Benefit Increase
Recently, the federal government announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2022. This adjustment is applied to federal benefits to be disbursed in 2022. Many analysts expected that the COLA would be the highest since 1983 when it was 7.4 percent. …
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State Increasing Funding For I/DD Community
After a federal judge admonished the State of Illinois in 2017 for failing to meet the requirements of a 2011 consent decree requiring more community-based services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (I/DD) community, Governor J.B. Pritzker has proposed a …
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