A representative payee can be a person or an entity appointed by the Social Security Administration — usually a relative or close friend of the beneficiary. However, the Social Security Administration ...

Tens of thousands of Americans who get monthly Social Security benefits payments are in need help managing their money and may need a representative payee. A representative payee is an individual or ...

Find out about this key aspect of financial protection for your benefits. Millions of people collect Social Security benefits each and every month, and most of them are fully capable of managing the ...

You may know someone who gets a monthly Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income payment and who is incapable of managing or even directing the management of their money. If someone you ...

WASHINGTON -- Although most people who receive and manage Social Security benefits on behalf of other individuals perform their duties well, the Social Security Administration's "representative payee" ...

Millions of Americans who get monthly Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits need help managing their money and may need a representative payee. A representative payee is a ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates that more than 8 million people who get monthly Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments need help managing their money. Those ...

This chapter addresses part of the third of the four specific items in the committee’s charge: “identify the types of representative payees that have the highest risk of misuse of benefits.” In order ...

When a Social Security beneficiary is unable to manage their own account, they can have a representative payee step in to manage the account for them. This typically happens when the beneficiary is a ...