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Pa. House committee unanimously advances foster youth benefit bill
- Bipartisan HB 151, sponsored by Representatives Rick Krajewski and Sheryl Delozier, was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania House Children and Youth Committee to support foster youth benefits.
- The bill stops Pennsylvania agencies from intercepting Social Security benefits, including survivors' benefits, intended for foster youth.
- Intercepted funds would instead be saved in accounts accessible to foster youth after leaving care to aid their transition.
- Delozier and Krajewski stated that these funds could prevent homelessness and support education and healthcare for foster youth, highlighting the bill's potential impact.
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Pa. House committee unanimously advances foster youth benefit bill
A bipartisan bill to prevent state entities from intercepting foster youths’ Social Security benefits has advanced from the Children and Youth Committee and will soon go to a full House vote.
·Missoula, United States
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