Common use of Distributions Not to Replace Assistance Clause in Contracts

Distributions Not to Replace Assistance. Distributions from this Trust should not be made to, or for the benefit of, a Beneficiary if the effect of such distribution would be to replace, or to disqualify a Beneficiary from receiving, government assistance. The Trust corpus and income is specifically not available to any Beneficiary except to the extent of distributions made by the Trustee to a Beneficiary. No distributions should be made by the Trustee to, or for the benefit of, a Beneficiary in excess of resource and income limitations of any public benefit program to which the Beneficiary is entitled. The Trustee may consider the future needs of a Beneficiary when making distributions or when considering requests for distributions. The Trustee should refuse any request for payments from this Trust for services that any public or private agency has the obligation to provide to Beneficiaries who otherwise qualify for such assistance.