In an effort to limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration imposes stricter identity proof measures. This will require millions of recipients and applicants to visit the agency’s field offices via March 31st, rather than interacting with the agency. The agency’s leadership told reporters on Tuesday. The changes will apply to new Social Security applicants and existing recipients who want to change their direct deposit information. In addition to the changes to identity verification, in the case of workers, the agency announced that it plans to facilitate the processing of recipients’ direct deposit change requests (both directly and online) up to one business day. Previously, online direct deposits were changed for 30 days. “The Social Security Administration is losing more than $100 million a year to direct deposit fraud,” agency representative Leland Dudek said in his first call to the media in a call with a reporter Tuesday evening. “Social Security can better protect Americans while promoting services,” he said the issue of eliminating fraudulent claims is that “the information used through knowledge-based authentication is already in the public domain.” The Security Subcommittee states that “by requesting seniors and disabled Americans to register online or in person, they can privatize the system as they are trying to create confusion and inefficiency with SSA rather than trying to close rather than make calls. Florida, Kentucky and North Carolina have ended. However, Dudek downplays the impact of office closures, saying it is a small, remote hearing site where many people don’t serve the public. Many Americans are worried that it is part of the closure of SSA offices and the massive layoffs of federal workers. It’s full of fraud and called it a “Ponzi scheme” that suggests the program will become a major target for his crusades to reduce government spending. Voters have raised questions about Republican lawmakers about Trump administration cuts, including plans for the old benefits program. American.
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To limit fraudulent claims, the Social Security Administration will impose stricter identity prevention measures.
Starting March 31st, people will no longer be able to confirm their identity with the SSA by phone and those who cannot properly verify their identity via the agency’s “My Social Security” online service will need to visit the agency’s field office in person to complete the verification process.
This change applies to new Social Security applicants and existing recipients who wish to change their direct deposit information.
Departure advocates warn that the change will have a negative impact on older rural Americans, including people with disabilities, mobility restrictions, and those who live far from their SSA offices and have limited internet access.
The plan also plans to shut down dozens of Social Security agencies across the country, and already plans to fire thousands of workers.
In addition to the changes to identity verification, the agency announced it plans to facilitate the processing of recipients’ direct deposit change requests (both directly and online) up to one business day. Previously, online direct deposits were changed for 30 days.
“The Social Security Administration loses more than $100 million a year in direct deposit fraud,” agency representative Leland Dudek said in his first call to the media in a call with reporters Tuesday evening. “Social Security can better protect Americans while promoting services.”
He said the issue of eliminating fraudulent claims is that “the information used through knowledge-based authentication is already in the public domain.”
“This is a common sense measure,” added Dudek.
More than 72.5 million people, including retirees and children, have received retirement and disability benefits through the Social Security Administration.
Connecticut Rep. John Larson, a top Democrat in the House of Representatives, said he is “attempting to create an ssa in SSA by requiring older people or disabled Americans to register online or individually in the same field office they are trying to close,” he said.
The Doge website says leases for 47 Social Security Field Offices nationwide have ended or are ending. However, Dudek downplays the impact of office closures and says it is a small remote hearing site where many people do not serve the public members.
Many Americans are concerned about the closure of SSA offices and the massive layoffs of federal workers. This is concerned that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s government efficiency is part of an effort to reduce the size of the federal government.
Musk pushes against denial theories about social security, describing the federal government’s benefits program as fraud-filled and calling it the “Ponzi Plan,” suggesting that the program will become a major target for his crusades to reduce government spending.
Voters have questioned Republican lawmakers about Trump administration cuts, including plans for a old-age benefits program, which has flooded city halls around the country.
Additionally, a group of union sued last week, seeking an emergency order in federal courts to halt access to sensitive social security data for millions of Americans.
