A coveted benefit, a failure to follow up

As federal disability aid for poor children increasingly targets the very young, required case reviews to ensure the help is necessary or appropriate have dwindled to an alarming degree

This Boston Globe story highlights a very well intended program that is abused, poorly regulated or monitored, and saps motivation from the parents receiving the easy money.

http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/12/13/follow_up_process_lacking_in_ssi_disability_program/