....as long as the settlor-discretionary beneficiary has to include the value and income of the trust in assessing eligibility for benefits and other government help.
In Australia, legislation was changed in 2002 to capture income and assets from private discretionary trusts in assessing eligibility for government payments. They have rules for assessing how much of the trust should be attributed to the applicant.
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