Social Security Benefits

New Resources to Educate School Employees and Survivors  

December 20, 2024 • By

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We’ve released new resources to help prevent people from missing out on benefits they may be eligible to receive. We designed these easy-to-use toolkits to educate professionals and organizations about our programs for children and our benefits for families after the death of a loved one. Our toolkits are in a downloadable PDF format and […]

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A Joint Commitment and a Call to Support Children in Foster Care

November 1, 2024 • By

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Today, the Social Security Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a call for public input on ways to improve outcomes of foster children who are eligible for – or already receive – Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or both. Our goal is to make sure that all children, especially […]

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Statement on Patrice: The Movie and SSI Enhancements Rolling Out

September 30, 2024 • By

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All of us at the Social Security Administration want to recognize Patrice Jetter, Garry Wickham, and everyone involved in Patrice: The Movie, a documentary that focuses on the couple’s concerns about losing their disability benefits if they got married. Our agency stands ready to assist Congress as it works to address outdated laws and to […]

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Celebrate Social Security’s Many Spanish-Language Resources

September 19, 2024 • By

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National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated every year from September 15-October 15. To mark the observance, we want the public to be aware of our many resources for our Spanish-speaking customers. We have many bilingual employees who fluently speak and understand both English and Spanish. While they are critical to serving the needs of a […]

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