Q. I am approved for Social Security disability and was told I need a representative payee. What is that? How is one chosen? A. A representative payee is a person, agency, organization or institution ...
This chapter addresses part of the third of the four specific items in the committee’s charge: “identify the types of representative payees that have the highest risk of misuse of benefits.” In order ...
In July 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on a Wisconsin woman whose family feared her representative payee might have misused her funds. Representative payees are responsible for aiding ...