A 27-year-old man with cerebral palsy is working to take control of his Supplemental Security Income payments after claiming ...

In July 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on a Wisconsin woman whose family feared her representative payee might have misused her funds. Representative payees are responsible for ...

Estate responsibility In the absence of a representative payee or fraud, the deceased's estate may be liable for overpayments. If the overpayment exceeds $30 but is less than or equal to $3,000 ...

On a chilly night in April 2023, Charlotte Walker got a text message. Her sister, 68-year-old Barbara Walker, was in jail and facing a felony. Barbara's crime: starting a fire to keep warm ...

When we assign a representative payee, we select someone who knows the beneficiary’s needs and can make decisions about how to best use their benefits for their care and wellbeing.