All payees may call SSA at 1-800-772-1213 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on business days, or contact your local SSA office to obtain another report.

Who can be a payee for SSI?

In most cases, someone who knows you asks us if he/she can be your payee. It may be a family member, a friend, a legal guardian or a lawyer. In some cases social service agencies, nursing homes or other organizations offer to serve as payees.

How do I remove a payee?

In the Pay Bills tab of the Bill Pay page, locate the payee that you want to delete, then do one of the following: Click or tap the payee account card. On the resulting page, click or tap Manage Payee in the right corner and select Delete Payee.

What is a payee for a person?

A payee is a party in an exchange of goods or services who receives payment. The payer receives goods or services in return. The name of the payee is included in the bill of exchange and it usually refers to a natural person or an entity such as a business, trust, or custodian.

Who is the representative payee for Social Security?

Representative Payee Social Security’s Representative Payment Program provides benefit payment management for our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing their Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. We appoint a suitable representative payee (payee) who manages the payments on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Can you bring a rep payee to a SSI interview?

It is for SSI only, not for SSDI. They may ask you Representative Payee Questions if you were approved based on mental illness, brain injury, or cognitive problems. If it is already decided that you will have a rep payee, you can bring the person you want to be your rep payee with you to the interview.

What happens to SSI funds when you become a payee?

Put a beneficiary’s Social Security or SSI funds in the payee’s or another person’s account. Use a child’s “dedicated account” funds for basic living expenses. (This only applies to disabled and blind SSI beneficiaries under age 18.) Keep conserved funds once you are no longer the payee.

What kind of questions do they ask at a social security interview?

They may ask you Representative Payee Questions if you were approved based on mental illness, brain injury, or cognitive problems. If it is already decided that you will have a rep payee, you can bring the person you want to be your rep payee with you to the interview.