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Social Security: Beneficiary Payment for Representative Payee Services

HRD-92-112 Published: Jun 29, 1992. Publicly Released: Jun 29, 1992.
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Highlights

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
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.
Closed – Not Implemented
In August 1994, Congress extended the life of the fee program indefinitely.

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Retirement Security
Substance abuseDisadvantaged personsFederal social security programsHomelessnessIncome maintenance programsNonprofit organizationsProfessional feesSocial security beneficiariesSocial security benefitsSupplemental security income