Thanks to a new law, people who handle Social security payments for those with disabilities will be more closely monitored.  The Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018 imposes more oversight on representative payees who manage Social Security and Supplemental Security Income for those who need assistance.  The law prevents certain type of criminal backgrounds from being representative payees and it also prevents people who have a payee themselves from being able to be a representative for others.

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