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US: Social Security offers online tools for foster care youths

August 17, 2016 by Maria

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:

US: Social Security offers online tools for foster care youths
Amarillo Globe News – August 15, 2016
A new policy from the Social Security Administration allows foster youth of all ages with disabilities to apply for Supplemental Security Income benefits six months before they leave care, and a new online toolkit is available to help families apply for the benefits immediately. A special toolkit to help qualifying foster youth with disabilities who are preparing to transition out of foster take immediate advantage of the new policy is available at http://www.jlc.org/SSI
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2016-08-15/social-security-offers-online-tools-foster-care-youths

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