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Darlene OldendickU.S.
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All questions about Social Security eligibility and entitlement. |
If your mother was appointed your representative payee by Social Security, she is suppose to control your money and make sure that you have food, clothing and shelter and then within reason spend the money
Molly, I really am not a specialist on Civil Service Retirement. I worked for Social Security and I am an expert on that subject. Although I do receive a Civil Service Retirement, I really do not
If the benefits saved were returned to Social Security, they would repay the money directly to you as the new payee of your own benefits. It could take 3 or 4 months. Social Security may permit a former
I will assume that your mother-in-law receives retirement or survivor benefits and not anything from the SSI needs based program. You can figure your monthly expenses such as food and shelter (this
This is not actually a Social Security question, it sounds like he was getting a pension from the Civil Service Retirement System. There probably are no survivor benefits payable to a grown child, but

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