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Chapter 15  Handbook Table of Contents  Chapter 17

Social Security Handbook

SSA logo: link to Social Security Online homeChapter 16: Representative Payees

Table of Contents

1600. Representative Payees
1601. When does a beneficiary need a representative payee?
1602. What about a beneficiary under age 18?
1603. What if the beneficiary is age 18 or over?
1604. What kind of evidence shows that a beneficiary needs a representative payee?
1605. What is legal evidence of incapability
1606. What is medical evidence of incapability
1607. What is lay evidence of incapability
1608. What factors does SSA consider in selecting payees?
1609. What is the usual order of preference in selecting a payee for a beneficiary under age 18?
1610. What is the usual order of preference in selecting a payee for a beneficiary age 18 or over?
1611. What evidence is needed before a payee is selected?
1612. SSA's Advance Notice of a Payee Selection
1613. When does SSA select new representative payee?
1614. Will SSA make direct payment to a beneficiary after a reevaluation shows he or she is now capable?
1615. What if a beneficiary’s ability to manage benefits has improved?
1616. What are the responsibilities of a representative payee?
1617. Use of Benefit Payments
1618. Current Needs of Beneficiary
1619. Past Debts of Beneficiaries
1620. A Beneficiary's Savings
1621. Blind or Disabled Children Receiving SSI
1622. What should I do with a beneficiary's conserved funds when I stop serving as a representative payee?
1623. Accounting for Use of Funds
1624. State Mental Institutions that Serve as Representative Payees
 

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Last reviewed or modified 03/04/2013