SS to allow predesignation of future Representative Payee

Congress has passed, and the President has signed,  the “Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018”.  This statute makes changes to the Representative Payee system of the Social Security Act. A Representative Payee is appointed by the Social Security Administration to handle the benefits of a person whom the SSA deems incapable of managing his or her own benefits. Examples are adults under guardianship, minors, and persons who suffer with severe cognitive or physical disabilities. A Representative Payee is like an informal Trustee — s/he is expected to keep the SSA income in a designated account [under the Social Security # of the incapable individual, of course] and spend it only on the SS recipient, unless there is a court order that allows other spending. The SSA sends out an annual report statement to the Representative Payees, who are expected to complete it, sign it under penalty of perjury, and return it to the…

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