MILITARY PENSIONS & SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS BACKGROUND: Many military families with disabled children face a dilemma about whether or not to choose the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) retirement option. SBP will pay up to 55% (with annual inflation adjustments) of the...
Section 8 Housing & Special Needs Trusts Introduction: The federal government subsidizes housing for individuals with disabilities. The subsidies come in the form of below market-rent units in public and private housing developments and vouchers for use in the...
WHAT IS A QUALIFIED DISABILITY TRUST? Trusts are not allowed the deduction for personal and dependency exemptions under § 151 of the Internal Revenue Code. Instead, a trust that under its governing instruments is required to distribute all of its income currently, is...
The Pickle Rule The Pickle Rule is named after former U.S. Representative James (“Jake”) Pickle. In 1976, Pickle objected to an annual Cost of Living Allowance (“COLA”) for Social Security benefits because that small increase in income would...
