States’ Use Of Foster Kids’ Benefits Is Assailed

States’ Use Of Foster Kids’ Benefits Is Assailed « CBS Baltimore

New York-(AP)
With a lawsuit, congressional efforts and a stinging new report, critics of current foster-care policies are accusing child welfare agencies of unfairly confiscating foster youths’ government benefits and undermining their prospects when they age out of the system.
At the heart of the controversy is a practice common nationwide — state agencies taking control of Social Security benefits that are earmarked for foster children with disabilities or a deceased or disabled parent.