Social Security numbers are used by the US government as universal identifiers. Sharing yours comes with risks. Because nearly every US citizen and permanent resident has a Social Security number, the ...

The Social Security Administration reaffirmed its plan to reverse previously announced phone service cuts, telling Americans who benefit from the services that an “anti-fraud check” would be ...

A new and digital alternative to the traditional Social Security card will be available by early summer, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. The agency will introduce a feature that ...

I called Social Security's new phone system multiple times to figure out a way around how frustrating it can be. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile ...

Social Security’s acting commissioner recently said out loud what many beneficiaries are thinking these days — the agency’s telephone customer service can “suck.” “We need to show how bad we suck on ...

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 ...