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ABLE accounts let people with disabilities save up to $100,000 without losing their SSI benefits. They also protect Medicaid ...

FredFroese / Getty Images A representative payee is appointed to accept Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for someone incapable of managing their benefits.

tell a Social Security representative that there is someone you want to be your representative payee. Your representative payee should be someone you trust and interact with often, and who clearly ...

In practical terms, SSA could stop sending checks whenever the designated payee lacks a Social Security number. The agency did not publicly announce this plan; it came to light through whistleblowers.

If that child is eligible for Social Security, they would need a representative payee to accept their monthly benefit check and determine the best way to spend it based on their needs. Given that ...

“So by barring people without SSNs from applying to be payee, they would be able to say they stopped paying illegal immigrants Social Security. But it will create a crisis. We usually are paying ...

The SSA needs to know when a new representative payee is on the scene. You can report changes online through your my Social Security account. If you haven't signed up for a my Social Security ...

One tax break that isn't in the bill: Mr. Trump's suggestion last year that seniors shouldn't have to pay income taxes on Social Security benefits. "Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security ...

Instead, officials said, the Social Security Administration “frequently appoints OCS to be the representative payee for children’s benefits, and then OCS follows federal law by spending the ...