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Adoption subsidies
Federal or State adoption benefits (also known as adoption assistance) designed to help offset the short- and long-term costs associated with adopting children who need special services. To be eligible for the Federal IV-E subsidy program, children must meet each of the following characteristics:
- a court has ordered that the child cannot or should not be returned to the birth family
- the child has special needs, as determined by the state's definition of special needs
- a "reasonable effort" has been made to place the child without a subsidy
- the child must have been eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) at the time of the adoption, or the child's birth family must have been receiving - or eligible to receive - Aid for Families with Dependent Children (AFDC).
Benefits available through subsidy programs vary by State, but commonly include:
Source : U.S. Department of Health And Human Services
Language : English