If, after considering all the above factors, two payee applicants seem equally qualified,
consider the following in making your final decision on the representative payee appointment:
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Does the applicant have a past history of providing good service?
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Is this applicant eager to serve?
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Does the beneficiary prefer one payee applicant over the other?
REMEMBER: Before appointing a successor payee, contact the current payee for their views, unless
the payee is no longer qualified (see GN 00504.100B.1.).