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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's no secret that scammers target older adults, which is one reason the Social Security Administration (SSA) has safeguards ...

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" ...

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 ...

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 ...