The agency currently has a backlog of approximately 575,000 applications thanks to a prior policy involved in the application ...

A second amendment came on April 14, when the SSA announced that anyone wishing to apply for Social Security or make account ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has walked back a key element of a recently introduced anti-fraud measure that sparked widespread criticism from senior citizens and advoca ...

S tarting this week, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will update its policy on acceptable identity documents for SSN ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has revised its estate recovery policy, reducing the threshold for recovering ...

Many challenges face the SSA, including more retirees from the Baby Boomer generation, new laws expanding benefit eligibility ...

With more than three years left in President Trump's second term, it's highly likely that Social Security changes will keep ...

Fortunately, you can complete a lot of important Social Security tasks online. And best of all, you'll never find yourself on ...

you'd have to visit a field office and have someone verify your identity before you could submit your application or process your change. A few weeks later, the SSA amended this to say that those ...

Beginning April 14, 2025, it will no longer be possible to make account changes or complete new Social Security applications over the phone. You may begin the application process by phone if you ...

The increase in applicants was partially attributed to economic anxiety from volatile markets and uncertainty about the ...