Amanda Bynes was caught sleeping on a shopping mall couch

And took to Twitter to claim she couldn't afford a hotel

Amanda Bynes was caught sleeping in a shopping mall at the Beverly Centre in Los Angeles yesterday.

The troubled star was spotted snoozing on a sofa before taking to Twitter to claim she couldn't afford a hotel.

Photos: TMZ.com

She wrote after photographs of her emerged taking a very public nap in the busy shopping mall

The 28-year-old actress blamed her parents Lynn and Rick Bynes - who have been granted a conservatorship over their daughter - for not giving her enough money to find proper accommodation.

She said:

The news follows reports that Amanda's mother is planning to step down as conservator of the 'Easy A' actress' finances.

Amanda's conservatorship attorney David Esquibias recently revealed her financial affairs are to be put in the charge of an unnamed private trust firm, in order to make them more accessible to the actress.

According to E! News, her parents - who are said to have decided to move away from California in order to be close to their other daughter - are hoping that transferring the role will help repair their relationship with Amanda.