When a child’s SSA benefits are returned to SSA, the regional SSI coordinator is responsible for ensuring the funds are returned to the appropriate SSA office. DFPS always returns conserved funds to SSA and never forwards them to the beneficiary or a subsequent representative payee.

The SSI coordinator works with the DFPS Children’s Income Accounting (CIA) unit to begin this process.

The SSI coordinator does all of the following:

• Approves all funds and amounts to be returned for a child.
• Requests that the CIA accountant do both of the following:
  • Create a check payable to SSA or to the source of the parental entitlement for each child with funds to be returned.
  • Send the funds to the coordinator.
• Creates a letter explaining why the funds are being returned.
• Takes or mails the funds with the letter to the local SSA office.