August DeClemente wanted to make a simple adjustment to his Social Security account. In the old days, all the Allentown man had to do was go to the office on North Fourth Street, get in line and make ...

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

The National Institute on Aging reminds retirees that scammers may threaten or pressure you to act immediately. If this happens, slow down and carefully consider what the person is saying. If you get ...

Starting Sept. 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks for benefit payments.

Key Takeaways The Social Security Administration is prioritizing a digital approach, which includes ending physical benefit checks and adding a chatbot. The agency and advocates say these changes ...

More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security benefits and are vulnerable to scams threatening their monthly ...

The Social Security Administration's acting inspector general is auditing the agency's telephone wait times. - Mario Anzuoni/Reuters/File The Social Security Administration’s acting inspector general ...

March 31, 2013— -- Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security ...