SSA Representative Payee Program: Addressing Long-Term Challenges Requires a More Strategic Approach

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By Daniel Bertoni (au)
Year: 2013
Pages: 39
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4740-0

Product Code: 145784740X

Description

Representative Payees -- persons who are appointed by Social Security Administration (SSA) staff to manage Social Security benefits for those unable to do so for themselves -- play an important role in ensuring that beneficiary needs are met. In fiscal year 2012, about 5.9 million payees managed $72 billion in annual benefits for nearly 8.4 million beneficiaries, a number that is likely to grow as the population ages. Congress and others have expressed concerns that SSA may not be well positioned to administer the Representative Payee Program, as currently structured, in the future. This report examines (1) administrative challenges facing the program and steps SSA has taken to address them and (2) long-term challenges and actions SSA has taken or could take to address them. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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