WHAT IS REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES?
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS) SERVES AS REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE FOR THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND SSI BENEFITS OF PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE TO MANAGE THEIR RESOURCES AND HAVE NO ONE ELSE WILLING OR CAPABLE TO ASSIST THEM. SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE INDIVIDUAL’S PHYSICIAN DETERMINE IF THAT INDIVIDUAL IS NOT ABLE TO MANAGE HIS/HER FINANCES. IF DSS IS NAMED AS PAYEE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL, A SOCIAL WORKER IS ASSIGNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS CASE MANAGER TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
