Can I pay my phone bill with my childs ssi ? We have alot of appointments so was wandering is it was we kinda need the phone

Hi,

I assume you mean that you are the representative payee for your child. Your responsibility as a representative payee is to use your child's benefits for his or her current needs, and save any remainder for future needs. If the child lives in your household, you can use the child's benefits to pay for his or her reasonable share of household expenses.

I would think that Social Security would consider a phone as a necessary household expenditure, but I can't say that for sure so you should probably check with them for guidance. Even if it is, though, you could only use your child's benefits to pay for his or her reasonable share of the phone bill, not the full amount.

Best, Jerry