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The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs provide financial support to persons who meet income or other eligibility criteria.1 If a person who qualifies for payment under either entitlement program is unable to manage funds or does not maintain a permanent mailing address, an individual or organization is appointed “payee” to receive monthly benefits on the person’s behalf (Social Security Act, 1935).
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Cogswell, S.H. (1996). Entitlements, Payees, and Coercion. In: Dennis, D.L., Monahan, J. (eds) Coercion and Aggressive Community Treatment. The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9727-5_8
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