Child Welfare : Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits for Children in Foster Care.
Discusses foster care system and the social security and supplemental security income (SSI) benefits available to eligible children, and describes role and responsibilities of representative payees. Provides data on the use of social security benefits to reimburse States for child welfare, and discu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Discusses foster care system and the social security and supplemental security income (SSI) benefits available to eligible children, and describes role and responsibilities of representative payees. Provides data on the use of social security benefits to reimburse States for child welfare, and discusses Supreme Court decision in Washington State Department of Social and Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler. Reviews proposals to change the current practice of using SSI and other social security benefits to fund foster care, and highlights legislative initiatives at the State level. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |