Reporting Changes is Your Responsibility
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If you receive benefits from Social Security, you have a legal obligation to report changes, which could affect your eligibility for disability, retirement, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. You must report any changes that may affect your benefits immediately, and no later than 10 days after the end of the month in which the change occurred.
Changes you need to report range from a change of address to traveling outside the United States for 30 consecutive days. To get a list of reporting responsibilities under disability, please read our publication, What You Need to Know When You get Social Security Disability Benefits, and for SSI, read What You Need to Know When You Get Supplemental Security Income. If you’re receiving retirement benefits, What You Need to Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits is also helpful.
Life changes can affect your benefits. You may be due additional payments, or you may be overpaid and have to pay us back because you didn’t report the overpayment in a timely manner. The SSI program may apply a penalty that will reduce your benefits if you fail to report a change, or if you reported the change later than 10 days after the end of the month in which the change occurred. If you fail to report changes in a timely way, or if you intentionally make a false statement, we may stop your SSI, disability, and retirement benefits. We may also impose a sanction against your payments. The first sanction is a loss of payments for six months. Subsequent sanctions are for 12 and 24 months.
You can report your change online, or by calling toll free at 1-800-772-1213. If you’re deaf or hearing-impaired call TTY 1-800-325-0778. Mail the information to your local Social Security office or in person if you prefer. If you receive SSI, you should ask about our options to use the automated toll-free SSI Telephone Wage Reporting Service or the free SSA Mobile Wage Reporting app.
If you receive benefits and need to change your address or direct deposit, you can conveniently do so by creating a personal my Social Security account.
Get the right check, in the right amount, at the right time, by reporting changes right away!
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Glen A.
I am trying to let you know, I will be working part time training people to build swimming pools, with Palm Bay Pools LLC.
Cathy T.
I pulled out my old tax records and found I worked in 1977 for the Department of the Army in Fort Meade MD. My income was $8,901.07. In 1978 I also filed and my income was $4,801.02, again with the Department of the Army in Fort Meade MD. These two years were blank in the summary noted in my SSA on- line account. Please advise how I should forward this information to SSA so my records can be updated. I have the original tax forms and calculations that our CPA at the time prepared. These two years I was married to another individual and filed joint tax returns. I have called and received a call back but the line got disconnected. I tried again and was advised to call back.
james w.
James W Adkins: *** – ** – ***. P.O. Box 751 Albany, KY 42602. Reporting change in my household. my wife has left and moved out.
Robin M.
I need to add my RDP who is also my dependent to my social security benefits. How do I do this and what, if any forms, do I need to fill out and send in to the Social Security Office? How does this affect my social security benefits?
Walter E.
Change bank name, address and check number.
R.F.
Hi Walter, see our Frequently Asked Questions web page for more on this topic. Thanks!
Marian M.
I need to change my bank account number for my direct deposit. What information do you need?
R.F.
See: “How can I change or sign up for direct deposit for my Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments?” Thanks!
Dawn B.
What if you did report all changes and the office is at fault for not sending it in?
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Change of address to 2010 15 st porttownsend wa 98e68 ok box 1322 porttownsend wa 98368. John gladson *** – ** – *** birth 10 09 58
Linda m.
I know a person who never went thru the hearing her father and law and she was drawing the next month her husband works with mine at the sevierville highway dept.he makes 750.00 every two weeks she draws 1300.00 I have the medical disabilities but I husband makes 300.00 to much you my want to check Dorothy Thurman Gary Thurman’s works for sevierville county hyway department fair is fair