Special Needs Trust — Preserving Means-Tested Benefits
An SNT lets a beneficiary keep means-tested benefits while still receiving inheritance, settlement proceeds, or family gifts.
Special Needs Trusts shelter assets from being counted toward SSI and Medicaid resource limits. The wrong structure can disqualify the beneficiary or trigger Medicaid payback at death.
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