Former foster care youth are asking where their Social Security benefits went : NPR

The report, published last year, found that foster care agencies in at least 49 states and Washington, D.C., have been applying for Social Security on behalf of foster youth in their care who are eligible for death, disability or veterans' benefits. The agencies often keep the money, often without notifying the children, their family members or lawyers...

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/22/1112705301/decades-after-foster-care-she-learned-she-was-owed-benefits-where-did-the-money-