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can a parent recieving survivor benifts for child use it to help pay bills?


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Sounds as if you're the representative payee for your child's survivor benefits.

As representative payee, you must use the money to pay for the child's current needs, including:

* Housing and utilities;
* Food;
* Medical and dental expenses;
* Personal care items;
* Clothing; and
* Rehabilitation expenses if the child is disabled.

After paying those expenses, the payee can use the rest of the money to pay any past-due bills the child may have, give the child spending money, or provide entertainment for the child. If there is money left over, the parent should save it for the child.

The payee must keep accurate records of money and how it is spent. The payee also must regularly report this information to Social Security. Social Security will mail the payee a form. The payee can either fill out the form and mail it to Social Security or go online at www.socialsecurity.gov/payee to file the report.

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10097.html

What if your surviving child is now in a youth correction facility but has restitution to pay and other outstanding medical and residential treatment facility tuition to pay?
Will SSI continue to pay benefits knowing these costs were incurred because of grievence issues with his fathers passing?

Sounds like the surviving child receives survivor benefits (not SSI benefits).

Normally, for adults, if you get retirement, survivors or disability benefits and you are in jail and convicted of a crime, your monthly benefits will stop after you remain in jail for more than 30 continuous days following your conviction date. If you are in jail awaiting trial, you will continue to get your check until you are convicted.

I could not find anything definitive on this, but it's posible rules may be different for minors in a correctional facility.

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1224/


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