Social Security: Beneficiary Payment for Representative Payee Services
HRD-92-112
Published: Jun 29, 1992. Publicly Released: Jun 29, 1992.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the advantages and disadvantages of the fee that nonprofit organizations collect from Social Security beneficiaries for providing representative payee services.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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Department of Health and Human Services | Upon conclusion of the fee program in 1994, the Secretary of Health and Human Services should direct the Commissioner of Social Security to prepare a report for the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means on the program's effectiveness. |
In August 1994, Congress extended the life of the fee program indefinitely.
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Substance abuseDisadvantaged personsFederal social security programsHomelessnessIncome maintenance programsNonprofit organizationsProfessional feesSocial security beneficiariesSocial security benefitsSupplemental security income