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Fee Waiver

What is a fee waiver? If you want to access the money in your master trust account to use for something you want or need, you have a right to request this through a form called a “fee waiver.”  A request

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Master Trust Accounts

What is a Master Trust account and what type of money goes in it? If you are in foster care and get or may qualify to get benefits from the federal government, DCF will manage this money in an account

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Types of Benefits

What are Survivor Benefits? Survivor benefits are benefits you may get if your parent died. There is no limit to the amount of money from survivor benefits you can have in your master trust account. When are Survivor Benefits given

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Allowance

Do I get an allowance? If you are in a group home or foster home, you will be given an allowance to learn the value and use of money and to learn to spend and save. What age do I

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