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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor’s benefits because of the death of

Since 2018, at least a dozen states have taken some steps to either halt, scale back or provide greater notice of their use of children's benefits to cover required foster care costs.

States change course on using foster kids' Social Security after advocacy push

States have for decades been using foster children's federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services.

States have for decades been using foster childrens federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services. The practice has saved states millions of dollars. But thats

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For decades, states have routinely applied for Social Security survivor and disability benefits on behalf of foster children and then used that money to help cover the costs of foster care services. But thats beginning to change, under pressure from child advocates who contend the practice is both immoral and detrimental to foster children because it exhausts funds that could have helped them transition to adulthood.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor’s benefits because of the death of

States have for decades been using foster childrens federal Social Security benefits to help cover the costs of state services. The practice has saved states millions of dollars. But thats

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor’s benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse’s bank account was empty. The money had all been used by Missouri’s foster care system or relatives responsible for his […]