"survivors checks"

[michaelt91]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA
When I was 12 my mother died and i was invited to live with an aunt and uncle.my mother was in debt but apperently I recieved "survivors checks" from SS however at the time I did not know this nor see any of the money. my aunt and uncle were very well off before this and my question is there any way to seek compensation for the benifits i never recieved? I am 20 and i moved out of their house when i was 18 and forced to leave because of other issues.

 

[Zigner]

What makes you think you didn't see the benefit from those checks? You had a place to live, clothes to wear, food to eat. Did you expect your aunt/uncle to pay for this and not be reimbursed???

 

[michaelt91]

so what ur saying is since they already had established sources of income and i didnt that they had the right to take mine?

 

[TheGeekess]

so what ur saying is since they already had established sources of income and i didnt that they had the right to take mine?

That money was meant to help pay for your food/roof/clothes. And I'm sure you were fed, sheltered and clothed.

 

[Zigner]

so what ur saying is since they already had established sources of income and i didnt that they had the right to take mine?

What I am saying is that "your" money went to support "you."

 

[michaelt91]

probably a question of morals then law but if they had the resources to raise me without the help of the government but they got the money anyway built a ski house and what not then i feel the money wasnt used for me some maybe but by no stretch of the imagination did they use all of that benifits on me fair to say selfish on their part? or should i just roll over and take it cause they gave me shelter?

 

[TheGeekess]

probably a question of morals then law but if they had the resources to raise me without the help of the government but they got the money anyway built a ski house and what not then i feel the money wasnt used for me some maybe but by no stretch of the imagination did they use all of that benifits on me fair to say selfish on their part? or should i just roll over and take it cause they gave me shelter?

Dude, you should be GRATEFUL that there was a family member willing to take you in and raise you. You should be GRATEFUL that you did not end up in state custody moving from foster home to foster home.

The survivor's benefits were used appropriately.

 

[michaelt91]

ssdd try being homeless now looks like another gov program worked to a tee

 

[Zigner]

probably a question of morals then law but if they had the resources to raise me without the help of the government but they got the money anyway built a ski house and what not then i feel the money wasnt used for me some maybe but by no stretch of the imagination did they use all of that benifits on me fair to say selfish on their part? or should i just roll over and take it cause they gave me shelter?

Where did you get your sense of entitlement from? There was no legal OR moral obligation to use their own resources to raise you.

ETA: And, I would bet large amounts of my own money that whatever those checks were, the money didn't fully reimburse your uncle and aunt for the cost of raising you.