What Happens If a Disabled Beneficiary Deposits an Inheritance Check? | NC

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Q: What happens if a disabled beneficiary deposits an inheritance check and it affects their disability benefits? A: If a disabled beneficiary deposits an inheritance check in their own name, that money may be treated as their available resource and could affect means-tested disability benefits. The biggest issue is often not the inheritance itself, but how the check was made payable and when it…