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[ck4829]

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[Hugin]

1. Wow...

I bet they are waiting at the other end of the ride to do the same thing to the old folks. I just found out my sibling has probably qualified for SSI disability for decades. I doubt we’ll be able to collect.

[gulliver]

2. It seems like an obvious thing to have happened

Clearly, as the article suggests, if any change were made to the federal regulations that permitted child assets to be used to reimburse for their foster care, there would be a need to come up with the money for the foster care somewhere else. It's not a story of "kids being ripped off by foster care rules." I don't think a good result would be that a foster care agency couldn't follow any regulation at all to obtain funding in some way without a huge legal process burden about ownership and notification. That seems like it would harm foster care, and that seems like a bad idea.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. That's why someone has to apply for their benefits they earned

Because if they don't apply, the State or Federal or social services gets to keep that money.

The government can easily enough figure out who earns the benefits without putting a usually elaborate application process in the middle of it.

It's the same with taxes. The IRS should be sending you a bill not you having to figure out through a very complicated process of what you owe them. Imagine you having to figure out your electric bill every month and paying it, but if you get it wrong they fine you.

But that's what government agencies do. It's a game of gotcha...... except for the filthy rich, they are exempt from the gotcha.

[Historic NY]

4. After my father died in 1968 my aunt & uncle applied for those benefits for

myself and my brother. They took us in when we left a stepmother. So from age 12-18 we received his survivor benefits. Previous, my father got us benefits from our mother's social security. I applied for my father Veteran's benefits and they paid a small portion of my college tuition. They tried to claw it back but gave up once they found out the stepmother tool his assets. We we able to prove that monies were deposited and used to provide for both of us. I sought the advice of a teacher in HS and he got us free legal help.

[MissB]

7. Despite all the terrible losses you went through

It seems that (most) of the adults in your life were looking out for you.

[IL Dem]

5. I would imagine that the same principle that applies to Medicaid recipients in nursing homes also

applies here. SS checks are taken by the state to offset some of the cost of resident nursing home care. There is a "pass-through" payment each month for personal items, though it is woefully inadequate. If the state is paying for foster care, they are no doubt recouping some of the cost of that care through SS.

Info:

https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/spotlights/spot-temp-institution.htm

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/18/2017-00916/medicaid-program-the-use-of-new-or-increased-pass-through-payments-in-medicaid-managed-care-delivery

[Timewas]

6. They figure

The money somewhat offsets the cost of raising the child.It is used as a reimbursement to the foster parents and usually doesn't completely cover the cost...This includes medical care also..