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Massachusetts will no longer keep federal benefits meant for foster children

The Department of Children and Families is ending a controversial practice that diverted to the state millions in federal Social Security benefits meant for foster children.

In recent years, DCF withheld about $5.5 million annually, or roughly 90 percent of the survivor and disability benefits intended for foster children who lost a parent or have a disability, and instead redirected the money to the state’s general treasury.

 

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