<prompt> Human: TLDR: Friend became mentally disabled at the age of 15-20. He is now 24ish, and is about to be homeless. His dad receives Disability check. He is moving to a different state.My best friend when I was younger we were 10, lost his mom when he 11ish.He was raised in a tough familyenvironment, in a actually very nice trailer park in San Diego.At 14-17 we would go to parties. It started to get worse and worse. By 18 he stopped wanting to hang out, but we would occasionally go to a party, and he would gaze off into a corner for 6 hours literally not moving. He says that he is receiving disability checks which go to his dad, who then pays my friend some of the money for food. His family does not have much, and is possibly taking advantage of this too much. His family is now moving away from San Diego to Texas, and to my knowledge are leaving him here. My friend lives in a van in front of their house, and they have police over for family fights constantly.Last week I showed him how to buy bread for .89 a loaf and peanut butter for 1.49 since when his dad gave him money for food, he would just go to fast food and buy a 8 combo because it was really all he knew, and starve the rest of the week. I showed him where the free plastic knifes were, and told him what to do and how to interact at the register. He knows basic additionsubtraction, but I had to show him what side was dollars and cents in the price tag.He comes over to my house twice a week, where we talk about his situation keep in mind I am only getting one side of this, but I can verify a lot of his facts.His van spray painted, 1962 can sit in front of his parents house, but they are moving away. Pretty much his only shelter, is about to get towed.I imagine his dad is still going to be receiving the checks since he has a family of 5 with new wife who my friend hates, which were recently evicted I think.But maybe his dad will set up the checks and get him into some where where he can live, I honestly do not know.My friend has asked me to take him downtown to the Disability Check Place since The police said I had to leave and that I should go there to have the check moved to my name.How is he receiving this check? He has never had a job, and has never paid into Social Security which I thought was a requirement. I am sure I am missing a lot of information, but I figure this is a start. He told me that his dad went to set up a shelterplace downtown, where he could come and go at any time, and they would make sure that he gets his medication on time. He said this costs 700 a month of his 850 check. If his dad receives the money, I have a feeling that in two months, he is going to be behind on rent.Any suggestions on where I should start, or which sub-reddits I should try asking in?  <response>: If he became disabled while still a minor it makes sense that a guardian would receive the check. However it sounds like its not being used for your friends needs the way it should be. I hope he manages to get it sorted out. 