Representative payee
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A representative payee, or substitute payee, is a person who acts as the receiver of United States
payee
. The representative payee is expected to assist the person with money management, along with providing protection from financial abuse and victimization.
Abuse
As with other examples of
Child Protective Services in the case of minors), in addition to law enforcement. Notable cases of this include the 2011 Philadelphia basement kidnapping
.
Payee programs
Some US states and counties have set up representative, or substitute, payee programs, to allow psychiatric case workers and other professional care providers to manage their clients finances with more extensive oversight.
References
- "Conservator" FAQ at the San Diego Superior Court website
- substitute payee guidelines at the Oklahoma Department of Human Services website
- Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions, Joseph L. Matthews, Joseph Matthews, Dorothy Matthews Berman, Nolo Press, 2011, p. 166, (at Google Books)
- representative payee information at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services website
- representative payee information at the San Joaquin County Health Care Services website