Representative Payee Services

The agency provides case management on behalf of mentally ill individuals who are Social Security recipients and/or VA Benefits recipients, who live in Los Angeles County. Services include representative payee services. There are no geographic restrictions. 

  The agency is a representative payee agency that receives and manages benefits on behalf of an incapable or legally incompetent beneficiary of Social Security benefits, including SSI and SSDI and/or VA benefits. This is accomplished at minimal cost to the individual as determined by the Social Security Administration. 

  The agency determines the beneficiary's needs for day-to-day living (e.g. food, clothing, housing, medical expenses and personal items) and use the benefits to meet those needs by disbursing payments to the beneficiary's payees such as utilities and other monthly expenses. The agency establishes a budget for the client's bills and daily living expenses based on income and need. Additional referrals are made to appropriate programs and services as needed for the client.