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Policy for Public Comment - Social Security Benefit Referrals for Children in Foster Care

ACS seeks to maximize allowable savings from Social Security Administration benefits for children in foster care, and to maintain benefits for eligible children who are recipients upon entering care or who are determined eligible while in care. This policy outlines ACS' protocols for Retirement and Survivor's and Disability Income (RSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries in foster care, including how ACS identifies beneficiaries when they are placed into care, assesses for potential eligibility throughout placement in care, and how ACS will conserve benefits for children and youth in care consistent with SSA policies and asset limitations. This policy applies to ACS staff and contracted foster care agencies working with children in foster care who are recipients and potential applicants for Social Security benefits, specifically RSDI and SSI benefits. The policy outlines roles and expectations for agency case planners, ACS' contracted benefits consultant and technical assistance provider, and the ACS divisions of Finance and Family Permanency Services.

Comments will be accepted until close of business on April 8, 2024. All comments should be sent to: draft.policy.comments@acs.nyc.gov

Read the Policy (PDF)