Got a confirmation letter today that I am now my own payee

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I got a confirmation letter today that said they approved my request to be my own ssdi payee & even sent me an updated medicare card one of those new ones without your ssn on them… I’m sure I will be under review soon because of it … I hope not but it says right on the ssa website requesting to be your own payee could trigger a review process of your benefits…

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I’m a little in the dark here being Australian, so I’m just gonna ask - what is the significance of being your own payee, what does this mean?

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It essentially means there is no middle man to your government issued benefits, basically someone else is in charge of your money when you have a payee, when you are your own payee you get to decide how it’s spent not someone else

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That’s a new one on me. I’ve collected SSDI for years and managed my own money for most of the time and I’ve never had that done.

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It was determined at the time of me applying for ssdi I was not capable of handling my own finances & I would have to agree I was not

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Congratulations but I’ve always been my own payee. I don’t think they view it that I’m not disabled because I am my own payee.

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When is the last time you had a review ?

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2015 I walked into a Social Security office at the beginning of 2016 and the lady set me up for a review and I filled it out and they sent it back to me saying that they were gonna review me right now

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Let me clarify it was 2015 was the last time I was reviewed in the beginning of 2016 I walked into a Social Security office with a problem and a few days later I get a letter that I’m I’m undergoing a Social Security review because I had told that lady that I was working part-time so she set me up I sent it into them and they sent it back to me stating that they weren’t gonna review me right now

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I’m actually more concerned that working can affect whether or not they kick you off of disability even though I don’t really make enough that’s considered substantial earnings I’m still kinda concerned about it

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