SSDI contact person question

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Your 'contact' person is either a relative, or can also be your spouse,

as long as that person can offer information about you and your

activites of daily living (ADL) and is willing to answer the paperwork,

and/or talk on the phone with an SSA representative. In cases where the

claimant (person filing for SSDI benefits)happens to have a mental

impairment, the 'contact person' is crucial, since they most likely

will be designated as " representative payee " - meaning the disabled

person's benefits will be sent to them, to manage the $.

~ Gretchen