PAYEE

Type of Payee Code. This three-digit alpha code identifies the individual or agent that receives the beneficiary’s SSI/SSP check.

AGY

Social agency

Blank

Beneficiary is own payee

CHD

Natural, adopted or stepchild

ESP

Essential person is payee

FDM

Federal mental institution

FDO

Federal non-mental institution

FIN

Financial organization

FTH

Natural or adoptive father

GPR

Grandparent

INP

Legally incompetent, but no representative payee, State conversion cases

MTH

Natural or adoptive mother

NPM

Nonprofit mental institution

NPO

Public official

OTH

Other

PRM

Proprietary mental institution

PRO

Proprietary non-mental institution

PYE

Payee has custody

REL

Other relative

RPD

Payee being developed

SEL

Beneficiary is own payee

SFT

Stepfather

SLM

State/local mental institution

SLO

State/local non-mental institution

SMT

Stepmother

SPO

Spouse