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My husband is legally blind. He recevies Social Securtiy Disability. He also receives Social Security Disability for our children. Our daughter is about to turn 18. She is eligible to keep receiving Social Security until she graduates high school which is in June of 2013. We have been using the majority of money we get for her to pay bills, but we do set some aside every month to put in a 529 college savings plan for her. I just received a letter from Social Security saying they think she should start receiving the checks directly which would make sense if she didn't live with but she does live with us and is dependent upon us until she graduates high school, so this makes no sense at all. Secondly, they want us to send them any money we have saved or invested for her so they can send it directly to her. WTF? Do they honestly expect us to take money out of her 529, send it to them, so they can send it to her?