Protecting Foster Youth Benefits for Self-Sufficiency
New legislation aims to ensure that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits for children in foster care are used for their needs, not state costs. The act mandates the creation of plans to manage these funds to support children's self-sufficiency after leaving foster care, and provides them with financial literacy training.
Key points
Foster children's social security benefits cannot be used by the state to cover foster care costs.
Mandatory plans for managing benefits will be developed for each child to support their future needs and self-sufficiency.
Foster children will be screened for eligibility for social security benefits and receive assistance in applying.
Financial literacy training, including budgeting and saving, will be provided to foster children.
Attorneys or guardians ad litem for foster children will be notified of decisions regarding benefit payments.
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