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Deborah Prim subsidized her own foster care when the Vermont Department for Children and Families intercepted her federal benefits to reimburse itself.
David Littlefield
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Vermont Public
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Vermont routinely pockets money that belongs to foster kids. A bill headed to Gov. Scott could end that
Lola Duffort
About 80 children in foster care in Vermont are Social Security beneficiaries, and officials say their benefits offset DCF's budget to the tune of about $800,000 a year.

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