REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES
ISSUE DATE: 01/2021
MFIP, DWP, SNAP, GA:
No provisions.
MSA:
MSA allows a recurring special need payment of up to 10% of a client's gross income OR $25, WHICHEVER IS LESS, to pay for representative payee services. Clients must provide a statement from the organization that the SSA has authorized it to collect a fee for representative payee services. Clients must verify the authorization at application and whenever there is a change in representative payee.
This special need payment is paid to MSA participants regardless of their living arrangement.
Annually, SSA establishes the maximum monthly fee that can be charged for representative payee services. For 2021, the maximum is $45.
A higher fee is allowed for recipients who have drug or alcohol addiction. For 2021, that maximum is $84.
GRH:
No provisions. For when to allow income deductions for representative payee services, see 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 06/2019 | in MSA in the 2nd paragraph deletes and adds language for clarity. Adds new 3rd and 4th paragraphs about the representative payee fees allowed and the higher fee allowed for recipients who have drug or alcohol addiction. |
| 08/2015 | in GRH adds "For when to allow income deductions for representative payee services, see 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions)." |
| 09/2012 | update Food Support and FS to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and FSET to SNAP E&T throughout. No policy was changed. |
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