NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – New York City kept $18.8 million in funds intended for children in foster care whose parents had died, a now-changed policy advocates say was “reprehensible.”
The social security benefits were collected by the Administration for Children's Services between 2011-2022 on behalf of children in foster care and used to cover the cost of care. It’s a federally legal practice many states use and New York City was among the first to change, according to a representative of ACS.