Category: Social Security
Welcome to our Social Security category, where we provide essential resources to help you understand and navigate the Social Security benefits system. Social Security plays a crucial role in managing your finances, especially if you’re blind, and it’s important to know what benefits are available and how to access them. Here, you’ll find the information and tools you need to confidently make the most of what Social Security offers, ensuring you can effectively incorporate these benefits into your financial planning.
Social Security Administration: We’re Making It Easier To Do Business With Us Electronically
Source: Social Security Matters, September 5, 2024 We’ve heard your preference to do business with us electronically. You want to submit forms, evidence, and other information online. If your signature is needed, you want to be able to sign documents electronically before submitting them. We’ve released the eSignature/Upload Documents as an option to submit documents. This new, online…
Social Security Administration Announces New Efforts to Simplify SSI Applications
From Social Security Matters August 27, 2024 Today, the Social Security Administration announced a large step in a multi-year effort to simplify processes for people who are applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) by starting to offer an online, streamlined application for some applicants starting in December. SSI provides monthly payments to people with disabilities…
What You Can Do To Protect Your Personal Information
From Social Security Matters With various reports of data breaches involving Social Security numbers in the media, we’d like to remind you about the importance of protecting your personal information. Someone illegally using your Social Security number (SSN) and possibly assuming your identity can cause many problems. What to do if you suspect your Social…
Social Security Has Protected the Nation’s Families for 89 Years
Social Security Matters Blog August 14, 2024 Social Security is one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in the history of our country. For 89 years, our benefits have provided financial security to countless families. Today more than 71 million Americans receive about $1.5 trillion in benefits during the year. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed…
Social Security Installs Private, Accessible Kiosks To Improve Customer Check-In Process
Social Security Matters blog August 8, 2024 We’ve installed new kiosks in most of our local offices nationwide to make it easier than ever to check in and conduct Social Security business. Our new kiosks are private, easy to use without assistance, and provide consistent service to customers visiting our offices. They also comply with…
How to Transition Your Social Security Account to Login.gov
Social Security Matters Blog 7.30.2024 If you created a Social Security username more than 3 years ago, you will need to transition to a new or existing Login.gov account or use an ID.me account to have continuous access to our online services. We recently announced this news in a blog post and press release. For step-by-step instructions on…
Social Security Matters: Celebrate the ADA and Ticket to Work During Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month, a month-long celebration to commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark legislation was signed into law on July 26, 1990. It guarantees that people with disabilities can enjoy the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in schools, workplaces, transportation,…
Celebrating Progress in Improving Equity in the Delivery of Payments to Customers Receiving SSI
Social Security AdministrationJuly 16, 2024 We are dedicated to improving the lives of the American public by prioritizing the delivery of payments to customers receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). We are proud to share our progress in addressing underpayments. SSI underpayments Today, roughly 7.5 million people receive SSI. Underpayments, typically back payments from the time…
Changes To Past Relevant Work and Disability Determinations
Social Security Administration July 15, 2024 In fiscal year 2023, more than 1.8 million people applied for disability benefits through Social Security’s two programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Until recently, Social Security required adult applicants to provide their work history going back 15 years. That’s because the inability to…
Changes Are Coming to How You Access Social Security’s Online Services
Social Security Administration7/12/2024 Social Security is making changes to the way you access Social Security’s online services, including your personal my Social Security account. The changes will simplify your sign-in experience and align with federal authentication standards. At the same time, they’re continuing to provide safe and secure access to their online services. If you created your my Social…