Page 987

COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 01/2022

REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES

0023.21

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 2022, the maximum is $48.

A higher fee is allowed for recipients who have drug or alcohol addiction. For 2022, that maximum is $89.

GRH: No provisions. For when to allow income deductions for representative payee services, see 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).

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Page 987

Official source

COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 01/2022

REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES

0023.21

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 2022, the maximum is $48.

A higher fee is allowed for recipients who have drug or alcohol addiction. For 2022, that maximum is $89.

GRH: No provisions. For when to allow income deductions for representative payee services, see 0018.39 (Prior and Other Income Reductions).