Comments on: What are the Responsibilities of a Representative Payee http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/ Social Security Disability Blog - moderated by Jonathan Ginsberg Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:41:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8545 Michelle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:35:14 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8545 @<a href="#comment-8367">Christine Morris</a>: You can still get child support from your ex .Contact the attorney genral. Im a single mom i know how hard it is. @Christine Morris: You can still get child support from your ex .Contact the attorney genral. Im a single mom i know how hard it is.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8544 Michelle Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:32:29 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8544 What do i do if i know some one is reciveing s.s disabilty benifits and working under the table with his parents .And using the s.s money for eleagal drugs and liquior? What do i do if i know some one is reciveing s.s disabilty benifits and working under the table with his parents .And using the s.s money for eleagal drugs and liquior?

]]> By: Cynthia Midgett http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8537 Cynthia Midgett Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:17:39 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8537 I am with First Bank in Wichita Falls, TX. We have Representative Payee account and the claimant has passed away. May the Representative Payee pay property taxes with the funds in the RPayee account. The property taxes are those for the claimant. We will look forward to hearing from you. Thank you, Cynthia Midgett Vice President First Bank I am with First Bank in Wichita Falls, TX. We have Representative Payee account and the claimant has passed away. May the Representative Payee pay property taxes with the funds in the RPayee account. The property taxes are those for the claimant. We will look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you,
Cynthia Midgett
Vice President
First Bank

]]> By: Jon http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8472 Jon Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:32:14 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8472 My mother is my representative payee. The problem is she is more incompetent with money than I am and is a pathological liar. My diagnoses was false at the time as well. They had mistaken autism with ptsd. I was homeless for the first four years of my lovely journey into the SS world. Ever since She signed me up it has been impossible to get a job, apply for a lease at an apartment, improve my credit score and have social life. I honestly am thinking about going off the grid and becoming an ex-patriot, this whole situation has been ass backwards for me and I would rather die of starvation. My mother is my representative payee. The problem is she is more incompetent with money than I am and is a pathological liar. My diagnoses was false at the time as well. They had mistaken autism with ptsd. I was homeless for the first four years of my lovely journey into the SS world. Ever since She signed me up it has been impossible to get a job, apply for a lease at an apartment, improve my credit score and have social life. I honestly am thinking about going off the grid and becoming an ex-patriot, this whole situation has been ass backwards for me and I would rather die of starvation.

]]> By: jessie http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8402 jessie Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:16:27 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8402 hi i am 17 i have been on disability since i was twelve i have a few questions. 1 my parents give me no money from it, nor do they allow me to do extra curricular activites with the money, archery, tae kon do art sculpting etc, is this legal of them? 2 they frequently use the money for the truck payement on a truck that is not neccasary nor running, they dont keep track of the money nor do they keep recepts. is that legal? 3 they wont let me work because it cancels the disability yet they give me no money from it, am i entitled to some money also can i turn them in or set up a confrence or court date to stop the ssi income since i am capable of working desire wirk and get no benifit from the check??? please i ask for your time soon cause i have to pay for damages and court costtts and cannot accuire work nor income fromm ssi to do so and i will be in comptemt thank you very much hi i am 17 i have been on disability since i was twelve i have a few questions. 1 my parents give me no money from it, nor do they allow me to do extra curricular activites with the money, archery, tae kon do art sculpting etc, is this legal of them? 2 they frequently use the money for the truck payement on a truck that is not neccasary nor running, they dont keep track of the money nor do they keep recepts. is that legal? 3 they wont let me work because it cancels the disability yet they give me no money from it, am i entitled to some money also can i turn them in or set up a confrence or court date to stop the ssi income since i am capable of working desire wirk and get no benifit from the check??? please i ask for your time soon cause i have to pay for damages and court costtts and cannot accuire work nor income fromm ssi to do so and i will be in comptemt thank you very much

]]> By: david carney http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8378 david carney Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:17:56 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8378 I have recently won my ALJ appeal and will begin receiving monthly SSD next month. The ALJ did not require me to have a payee. My landlord, however, claims to have a policy requiring all residents on SSD/SSI to have a representative payee. Currently I am trying, through local tenant rights laws, to convince the municipal court to prevent my landlord from using my "no payee" status as a rationale to evict me. Payees should know that some landlords try to use the representative payee system as a de facto receivables departmentl. If a ssd/ssi recipient approaches you and says his or her landlord requires that they have a payee, please check with the hearing office as to whether ssa requires the person to have a payee. I have recently won my ALJ appeal and will begin receiving
monthly SSD next month. The ALJ did not require me to have a payee.

My landlord, however, claims to have a policy requiring all residents on SSD/SSI to have a representative payee. Currently I am trying, through local tenant rights laws, to convince the municipal court to prevent my landlord from using my "no payee" status as a rationale to evict me.

Payees should know that some landlords try to use the representative payee system as a de facto receivables departmentl. If a ssd/ssi recipient approaches you and says his or her landlord requires that they have a payee,
please check with the hearing office as to whether ssa
requires the person to have a payee.

]]> By: Christine Morris http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8367 Christine Morris Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:30:37 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8367 I am the payee for my minor son who is receiving SSI from his Father's disabilty claim. We are receiving the "Family Max". Does this relinquish my son's father from paying me child support. Thank you I am the payee for my minor son who is receiving SSI from his Father's disabilty claim. We are receiving the "Family Max". Does this relinquish my son's father from paying me child support.

Thank you

]]> By: KIM http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8277 KIM Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:55:03 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8277 my husband has just received his disablitity about 6 months ago. my son is getting a check from this and has received a good size back pay also. he is 17 so ss made his father his payee which is confusing as they have not given my husband his own back pay yet as they are trying to determine if he needs a payee. Anyway my husband is constantly getting into my sons money claiming that since is comes from his disability it is also for him. i dont think this is right can you advise me. so far he has bought my son a car and 4wheeler but has put them in his own name. and has spent about 4,000.00 on things for himself. my husband has just received his disablitity about 6 months ago. my son is getting a check from this and has received a good size back pay also. he is 17 so ss made his father his payee which is confusing as they have not given my husband his own back pay yet as they are trying to determine if he needs a payee. Anyway my husband is constantly getting into my sons money claiming that since is comes from his disability it is also for him. i dont think this is right can you advise me. so far he has bought my son a car and 4wheeler but has put them in his own name. and has spent about 4,000.00 on things for himself.

]]> By: D http://www.ssdanswers.com/2009/07/21/what-are-responsibilities-of-representative-payee/#comment-8270 D Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:59:46 +0000 http://www.ssdanswers.com/?p=321#comment-8270 I am payee for a mentally disabled person. I had been taking care of him for appoximently 12 months prior to becoming his payee. His previous payee kept all the money and refused to pay for his care. Out of concern and kindness I provided him with shelter, food, hygiene products, and transportation. I submitted several verbal complaints, afidavits and letters of complaint to SSA no changes were made until July, 2009. Since then I am payee and able to charge him rent plus utilities. Our written agreement is that he is to pay his rent no later than the 5th of each month or a $2.00 fee will be accessed for each day it is late until payment is received. In short his payee still didn't pay and caused him to be late. Once I received enough money to pay the two months of late fee charges I was able to pay the rent due for May and June. Prior to these 2 months I did not charge him anything. Therefore I suspended the ongoing late fee assesment immediately. The issued disability was just enough to pay the rent. He still owes me for the late fees. This is the problem and concern. The claiment moved out of my house on August 20, 2009. He stored his personal belongings in my garage against my wishes. I am charging him $10.00 daily for storage. I notified SSA of him leaving. I also do not want to continue trying to help him or rent to him because of crimes commtted against me by the claiment (sexual harrassment; stalking me during the night; threatening to burn the house down; verbal attacks in public; terrifying the children; lack of respect and consideration for other family members; attempting to rape me while I'm sleeping; and the list goes on. I submitted a letter to the social security administration and tenred my resignation as payee and requested to take effect on September 5, 2009. I plan to pay some of his late fees to me and his portion of the electric bill which he has never contributed towards in the last several months. Our agreement took place in March of 2009 and a noterized written agreement of submitted to SSA April of 2009. Please advise me as to weather or not you feel there is any issues with me paying the money towards late fees and utilities. I refuse to rent to him again. For financial reasons I currently am unable to issue an ivication notice. Since he moved out on his own I welcomed the opportunity not to let him return. This has been going off and on since June of 2008. Please advise. Thank you for your attention in this matter. D I am payee for a mentally disabled person. I had been taking care of him for appoximently 12 months prior to becoming his payee. His previous payee kept all the money and refused to pay for his care. Out of concern and kindness I provided him with shelter, food, hygiene products, and transportation. I submitted several verbal complaints, afidavits and letters of complaint to SSA no changes were made until July, 2009. Since then I am payee and able to charge him rent plus utilities.

Our written agreement is that he is to pay his rent no later than the 5th of each month or a $2.00 fee will be accessed for each day it is late until payment is received. In short his payee still didn't pay and caused him to be late. Once I received enough money to pay the two months of late fee charges I was able to pay the rent due for May and June. Prior to these 2 months I did not charge him anything. Therefore I suspended the ongoing late fee assesment immediately. The issued disability was just enough to pay the rent. He still owes me for the late fees.

This is the problem and concern. The claiment moved out of my house on August 20, 2009. He stored his personal belongings in my garage against my wishes. I am charging him $10.00 daily for storage. I notified SSA of him leaving. I also do not want to continue trying to help him or rent to him because of crimes commtted against me by the claiment (sexual harrassment; stalking me during the night; threatening to burn the house down; verbal attacks in public; terrifying the children; lack of respect and consideration for other family members; attempting to rape me while I'm sleeping; and the list goes on.

I submitted a letter to the social security administration and tenred my resignation as payee and requested to take effect on September 5, 2009. I plan to pay some of his late fees to me and his portion of the electric bill which he has never contributed towards in the last several months. Our agreement took place in March of 2009 and a noterized written agreement of submitted to SSA April of 2009.

Please advise me as to weather or not you feel there is any issues with me paying the money towards late fees and utilities. I refuse to rent to him again. For financial reasons I currently am unable to issue an ivication notice. Since he moved out on his own I welcomed the opportunity not to let him return. This has been going off and on since June of 2008. Please advise. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

D

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