For Their Financial Benefit: Determination of Financial Capability for Adult Beneficiaries of Social Security Disability
Publication Date
6-26-2017
Summary
Social workers assist many adult disabled beneficiaries of Social Security disability with a variety of tasks, including management of their financial benefits. Some beneficiaries are deemed not to be financially capable when they cannot manage or direct the management of their Social Security funds. In such cases, an approved payee receives and disburses the payments to meet the basic needs of the beneficiary. This commentary summarizes a recent report commissioned by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and issued by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Social workers are encouraged to become familiar with the findings and recommendations to improve the SSA’s process of determining financial capability.
Document Type
Article
Category
Financial Inclusion
Subarea
Financial Capability
Original Citation
Birkenmaier, J., Aranda, M., Appelbaum, P. S., & Norman, M. A. (2017). For their financial benefit: Determination of financial capability for adult beneficiaries of Social Security Disability. Social Work, 62(3), 271–273. doi:10.1093/sw/swx020
Project
Financial Capability and Asset Building
Keywords
financial capability, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), disability, social work
Recommended Citation
Birkenmaier, J., Aranda, M., Appelbaum, P. S., & Norman, M. A. (2017). For their financial benefit: Determination of financial capability for adult beneficiaries of Social Security Disability. Social Work, 62(3), 271–273. doi:10.1093/sw/swx020