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.

The Social Security Representative Payee Program is a pivotal initiative by the Social Security Administration (SSA) designed to support individuals whose disabilities impair their ability to ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a shocking collapse of care and accountability, elderly and disabled residents at two Rochester housing complexes were ...

A Rochester resident is asking “Where’s her money?” after her Social Security check was sent to the wrong place. Georgia ...

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 ...

The Social Security Administration did not respond ... payees for certain beneficiaries because the most preferred representative payee candidate (e.g. parent, spouse) may not have an SSN ...

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 ...