in 1983 I applied for food stamps for a 17 yr old son who was living with me and a full time student. he was approved and we did receive benefits for about a yr. Now later social service dept is saying that was a mistake on their part and students arent eligible when full time students. Now today we receive a letter , a bill for 2,000, saying if we dont pay they will take his tax returns, etc. he was underage during the intial inception of the benefits , then turned 18 right at the end of the benefit period. they want to collect from him as they cannot get it from me. im on ssi. we dont believe we should be responsible as it was the social service depts error. NEED legal advice. you guessed it. we cant afford to pay back this alleged dept nor pay a lawyer either. anybody, help !!!