How does it work?

My daughter is on SSI and is clearly not managing her finances well. She is willing for me to be the "payee" for her benefits monthly check. How does that work, where do I find the form and what is conservitorship? She is saying I should be the conservator for her?
Lynn

Marzipan

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According to the Social Security Administration web site:

A representative payee is an individual or organization appointed by SSA to receive Social Security and/or SSI benefits for someone who cannot manage or direct someone else to manage his or her money. The main responsibilities of a payee are to use the benefits to pay for the current and foreseeable needs of the beneficiary and properly save any benefits not needed to meet current needs. A payee must also keep records of expenses. When SSA requests a report, a payee must provide an accounting to SSA of how benefits were used or saved.

You can get answers to frequently asked questions on this topic at
http://www.ssa.gov/payee/faqrep.htm

You can visit your local Social Security office for more information and to make an application to become the payee.

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My daughter is on SSI and is clearly not managing her finances well. She is willing for me to be the "payee" for her benefits monthly check. How does that work, where do I find the form and what is conservitorship? She is saying I should be the conservator for her? Lynn

How does it work?

My daughter is on SSI and is clearly not managing her finances well. She is willing for me to be the "payee" for her benefits monthly check. How does that work, where do I find the form and what is conservitorship? She is saying I should be the conservator for her?
Lynn