Starting April 2025, Social Security beneficiaries in the U.S. must verify their identity in person to maintain benefits. This new rule aims to curb fraud but raises concerns for seniors and rural ...

A Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2025. Credit - Saul Loeb—Getty Images. S ince President Donald Trump has returned to the Oval Office, Social ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced significant changes to its identity verification process starting in 2025. These changes aim to combat fraud and streamline access to ...

Social Security ID rule changes start April 14. Find out what documents are accepted and who must verify their identity in person under the new policy.

Roughly 72.5 million people, including retirees and children, receive Social Security benefits. Trump’s nominee to lead the SSA faced questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing about efforts ...

The Social Security Administration updates its beneficiary identity verification policy, allowing phone claims for vulnerable groups and delaying the implementation date ...

Social Security reverses course, will allow for ID verification over the phone Published: Apr. 10, 2025, 11:29 a.m. The Social Security Administration building at 611 E. Genesee Ave. in Saginaw.

The Social Security Administration updates its beneficiary identity verification policy, allowing phone claims for vulnerable groups and delaying the implementation date ...

Starting April 14, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will implement new anti-fraud checks on some claims. Applications for Medicare, Disability, and SSI benefits are exempt from the new in ...

A new policy by the Social Security Administration (SSA) was announced on March 18, with a plan to enforce online and in-person identity proofing as opposed to that which can be done over the phone.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration is partially backtracking on a plan that would require all new and existing beneficiaries to travel to a Social Security field office to verify ...