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

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 ...

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

After some pushback, the timeline for implementing the changes has ... One rollback the SSA announced will allow some ...

Big changes are happening with Social ... to receive your first Social Security check after your application is processed. It could be 45 days in some cases. The precise timing of your check ...

And, so far, most payments administered by the Social Security Administration ... changes also could increase wait times. As of April 14, individuals applying for retirement, survivors or auxiliary ...

Completing a paper application for retirement ... identity verification rules will change further. “Revisions to the Social Security identification process have been fluid and subject to ...

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 ...

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 ...