The committee’s survey of representative payees and beneficiaries provided information on the populations that are the focus of this report. The first section of this chapter describes the survey ...

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 manage ...

A proposal to ban payments to people without a Social Security number is likely to impact beneficiaries who are retired, disabled, widowed, or low income. “Representative payees” who accept benefits ...

WASHINGTON -- Although most people who receive and manage Social Security benefits on behalf of other individuals perform their duties well, the Social Security Administration's "representative payee" ...

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 aiding ...

You may know someone who gets a monthly Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income payment and who also needs help managing their money. If someone you know needs help, we can appoint a ...

It's no secret that scammers target older adults, which is one reason the Social Security Administration (SSA) has safeguards to protect beneficiaries. However, those guardrails come at a cost for ...

A proposal floating around the Social Security Administration (SSA) would bar anyone without a Social Security number from collecting benefits on behalf of retired, disabled, widowed, and low-income ...