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. We can appoint a person or an organization to act ...
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" ...
Some people who receive monthly Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments may need help managing their money. When we receive information that indicates you need help, we ...
Everyone is different, and claiming Social Security is a perfect case, as no two people will be the same as far as benefits, circumstance, or goals.
Now that the House of Representatives approved the Social Security Fairness Act, millions could be able to get higher Social Security benefits. The House approved the bill 325 to 75 and ultimately ...
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced Tuesday that increased benefit payments and retroactive payments will soon start arriving for millions of Americans. These changes are a result of ...
Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the public. By Tara Siegel Bernard When ...
If you are ever asked for your Social Security number or bank details from an unsolicited call or text message, you aren't ...