(SSA) may appoint someone to manage VA or SSA benefits if an individual is unable to manage them themselves. This person can only manage the benefits from the agency that names them. Appointing a ...

"What a number of individuals had was what's called the representative payee arrangement, where social security would pay Family Services the Social Security amount that they're due every month ...

The SSA requires anyone receiving U.S. benefits while living abroad to complete a “proof-of-life” form — officially known as the SSA-7162, or SSA-7161 if a representative payee is involved.