{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-416.702","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 416.702","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this subpart—\nEssential person means someone whose presence was believed to be necessary for your welfare under the State program that preceded the SSI program. (See §§ 416.220 through 416.223 of this part.)\nParent means a natural parent, an adoptive parent, or the spouse of a natural or adoptive parent.\nParticipating payroll data provider means a payroll data provider that has established an information exchange with us to provide wage and employment information.\nPayroll data provider means payroll providers, wage verification companies, and other commercial or non-commercial entities that collect and maintain information regarding employment and wages.\nRepresentative payee means an individual, an agency, or an institution selected by us to receive and manage SSI benefits on your behalf. (See subpart F of this part for details describing when a representative payee is selected and a representative payee's responsibilities.)\nResidence in the United States means that your permanent home is in the United States.\nUnited States or U.S. means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.\nWe, Us, or Our means the Social Security Administration.\nYou or Your means an applicant, an eligible individual, an eligible spouse, or an eligible child.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 416—SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED","Subpart G—Reports Required"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"fcaf2423bfddc67f99742c99b4194f509d76e8c0150c0903ab4bacbaa8ab34af","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-416.701","next":"us/20-cfr-416.704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}