Abound Health Supported Employment Series- ABLE Accounts

Abound Health Supported Employment Department will be hosting NC Able on April 25th from 6pm to 7pm.

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts are designed for those with the occurrence of disability before the age of 26. The NC ABLE Program was launched in 2017 and allows eligible individuals the opportunity to save and fund a variety of qualified disability expenses while maintaining Medicaid, SSI1 and other public supports.

NC ABLE accounts can be opened by an eligible individual, who is the account owner, or by the account owner’s parent, guardian, or person acting under a power of attorney.

NC ABLE accounts are open to eligible individuals throughout the US. The account can be funded by the account owner, family, or friends, and in some cases, funds can also be transferred to an NC ABLE account from a 529 college savings account.

It is important to know that account owners can contribute up to $17,000 per year to an NC ABLE account, and individuals that qualify for the NC ABLE Program have a greater annual allowance for contributions to their account with the ABLE-to-Work provision2.

Overseen by the Department of State Treasurer and the Board of Trustees, NC ABLE currently has over 1,900 account holders with more than $20 million in assets and an average account balance of nearly $10,500.3