Special Needs Hawaii Newsletter
Special Needs Hawaii - November 2019 Edition
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In this issue
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Making Year-End Gifts to Special Needs Family Members
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Bill Introduced to Raise SSI Asset Limit, Make Other Reforms
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Lawmakers Starting to Combat Discrimination Against Tenants Who Receive Housing Aid
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Veterans Disability Benefits Now Protected in Bankruptcy Proceedings
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FEATURED SPECIAL NEEDS ARTICLES
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Making Year-End Gifts to Special Needs Family Members
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Many people are getting ready to make gifts to family members, but gifts of cash or certain types of gift cards can compromise the eligibility for government benefits of a family member with special needs.
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Bill Introduced to Raise SSI Asset Limit, Make Other Reforms
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The amount of money that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can have without losing benefits has been frozen at $2,000 since 1989. New legislation would increase that limit and make other changes.
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Lawmakers Starting to Combat Discrimination Against Tenants Who Receive Housing Aid
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California, New York, and other state and city governments are enacting legislation to combat discrimination by landlords against people who pay rent with Section 8 vouchers, including many people with disabilities.
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Veterans Disability Benefits Now Protected in Bankruptcy Proceedings
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Eliminating a cruel quirk in federal bankruptcy law, newly enacted legislation protects veterans disability benefits from creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
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