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Originally Posted by Janke
Well, not exactly. First and foremost are the needs of the children and any money you get for a child is supposed to spent on his/her needs. Now a child does need food and shelter, but it is not correct that you can ignore the needs of the child and choose to spend the money any old way you want.
But it is also difficult for SSA to mandate and verify what some parents are doing and it is also impossible for SSA to force a non-disabled parent to go to work and not live off of the money paid for their child while providing the child a home.
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This is how is was explained to me by my case worker:
The logic is you spend money on your children all the time you waited to get approved so now they are paying you back because you successfully where granted a "fully favorable decision" with a onset date which could be 1,2 or 3 years demending on the individuals claim is processed.
When you receive your monthly checks the one that comes in your childs name obviously is for supporting them.
Speak with your case worker also all the facts are on the SS Website.
Good luck
Gabbycakes