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.

If you need help managing your 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 ...

An incapacitated adult or minor person who is unable to manage their bill paying often has a representative payee appointed by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to manage their receipt of ...

We also offer Advance Designation, which allows you to name up to three people who could serve as a representative payee for you if the need ever arises. There may come a time when you can no ...