WHAT IS A REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE?

In some cases, Social Security will appoint another person to be responsible for how your disability benefit check is spent.  This person is called a representative payee.

The representative payee (RP) may be a spouse, family member, friend, or even a corporation that specializes in supervision of benefits.  The RP must be approved by the Social Security Administration.

When will a representative payee be needed?  Any time there is a question about the claimant's ability to use benefits in his/her best interest.  This could be because of a drug or alcohol problem, a mental illness, serious physical illness that affects judgment and decision making-- or other reasons.

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