Adult Social Services:
Representative Payee

Our agency serves as Representative Payee for the Social Security and SSI benefits of persons who are unable to manage their resources and have no one else willing or capable to assist them. Social Security and the individuals doctor determine if that individual is not able to manage their finances. If our agency is named as payee for a individual, a Social Worker is assigned to the individual as case manager to provide the following services.

 Representative Payee Services include:

• Case management/assessment
  
• Quarterly contacts / annual reassessment
  
• First priority is to ensure that the individuals day to day needs are met for food and shelter
  
• Arrangement of payment for existing bills
  
• Remaining amount can be saved or given to individual for personal items
  
• File a Representative Payee Report with Social Security about how the benefits were used for the previous year.

 Hours of Operation:

Monday through Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm

 Appointment Procedure

If interested in having Social Services act as payee you may call our office at (828) 250-5814, or contact the Social Security office.

 How are services paid for?

There is a $32 per month fee for payee services.

 Contact Information

Roxann Sizemore
Supervisor
roxann.sizemore@buncombecounty.org
(828) 250-5721

For a listing of county-wide programs & services offered by Buncombe County Government, please visit our Services For Adults section.