Survivor benefits social security question?

Question

so my mothers has been getting a survivors benefits check for me every month since my dad died three years ago, when i was thirteen. most of the time she was about 2 hrs away at her boyfriends house, and would leave me home by myself for days or weeks at a time and i would be left without food, sometimes even soap, tampons, etc. she would tell me i didnt deserve it. this went on for about two years before she officially moved in with him. i ended up moving there too but only for about three months. i moved out because my mother is a rotten person and makes me feel horrible about myself. i ask her to buy me things every so often, mostly because im in a position that its impossible for me to have a job. But everytime i am told no. i ask her for things like shampoo, abd toothpaste... but its been over two months and ive gotten nothing. she stole my clothes & wont allow me to have them. i have one outfit and im lucky enough to have a sister whos clothes i can wear sometimes. other than that i have nothing. i cant even get her to answer my phone calls.. i havent talked to her in weeks. im planning to get a new payee and i was wondering if i can pick who i want to be the payee & what kind of documents need to be brought to my ss apointment. i was also wondering how hard it would be to get her in trouble with social security if i tipped them off about her & if they made her pay everything back would the money get sent to me/my payee? or would they keep it?

Answer 1

If you are living with an adult it is that adult who should be filing an application to be made your payee. You don't need any documents but you should accompany that adult to the office.



Social Security might attempt to get back the benefits for the period of time in which you haven't lived in her apartment or house but ONLY for that period of time. It is immaterial that she was staying with her boyfriend "most of the time" as long as she was paying the rent or mortgage payments where you lived and paying the utilities - she was providing you with a home.



IF they get any money back from her it would be paid to your payee. And by the way, whoever is made your payee should not turn the money over to you. It should be used to cover the cost of your room and board and any money left over should be used to cover the cost of clothing, school supplies/costs and medical care.



Since as of March 1, 2013 social security will no longer be sending out paper checks your payee will have to be willing to keep an accounting of the use of your funds and should be setting up a checking account as follows (Name of Payee) for (Your Name) OR (Name of Payee) on behalf of (Your Name). That identifies the money as yours - not the payees - with only the payee as having access to the account.



I am sorry that you have such a lousy, immature mother who places her needs above that of her children. She should be ashamed of herself.

Answer 2

i'm not positive, yet right that is a internet website to envision out... i'm hoping you hit upon out ur answer... All I did replaced into "google" Social safe practices Survivors, possibly you receives assistance going that route as well.

Answer 3

how to apply by phone