Missouri's new law, backed by Rep. Kelly and Sen. Rehder, protects foster children's Social Security benefits for future needs.
The Missouri Senate on Friday passed a bill to end the state's practice of seizing Social Security benefits from foster children, a move aimed at ensuring the funds serve the children's future needs rather than offsetting the state's foster care costs.Over the last five years, Missouri has withheld roughly $28.
It also mandates that the accounts holding the child's benefits comply with federal and state asset and resource limits, which will protect the child's eligibility for other forms of aid.The legislative action addresses years of concerns regarding the state's practice of withholding millions of dollars from foster children. The Missouri Independent said other states, including Arizona, New Mexico and Oregon, have passed similar legislation over the last year.
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