1615. Evidence of Current Ability to Manage Benefit Payments
1615.1 When should a beneficiary submit evidence of capability?
Whenever a beneficiary, age 18 or over is receiving payments through a payee and believes he/she is now able to manage benefit payments, he or she should submit evidence of capability.
1615.2 What evidence must be submitted?
The beneficiary may submit:
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A signed statement from a physician or from a medical officer of the institution where he or she is or was confined, showing the beneficiary's present capability of managing funds (see §1607);
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Other evidence that establishes the beneficiary's ability to manage or direct the management of funds; or
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A certified copy of the court order restoring the beneficiary's rights in a case where he or she was found legally incompetent.
Last Revised: Aug. 2, 2007
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1607
I wolud like to know what steps I need to take to recieve my own money without a payee
Removing a representative payee - manage own benefits
Please contact the SSA directly for this.
Whenever an adult beneficiary has been receiving payments through a payee and believes he/she is now able to manage benefit payments, he or she should contact SSA and submit evidence of capability. The evidence is as outlined in 1615.2 above.
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/handbook.16/handbook-1615.html