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I need to notify the SSAN of a change of address
Craig
The easiest way to change your address with Social Security is to go online and change it through your my Social Security Account online. If you don’t have one you have the option to create one by using the following link: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/
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Create your personal Social Security account today. A free and secure my Social Security account provides personalized tools for everyone, whether you receive benefits or not. You can use your account to request a replacement Social Security card, check the status of an application, estimate future benefits, or manage the benefits you already receive.
http://www.ssa.gov
Your other option is to contact your local Social Security office by either going to the office, as they are now reopened, or by calling them. Contact your local office by using the following link: https://secure.ssa.gov/ICON/main.jsp
If we can help you further, please give our Advisory Service a call at 888-750-2622 or via email at SSAdvisor@amacfoundation.org
Sharon L Kleczka RSSA®
AMAC Foundation
I lost my social security card how can I get another social security card I don’t have my ID card I got is my birth certificate that all I have
Linda,
To go to the Social Security office and get a new Social Security card you will have to have a valid current ID card. You can request a replacement Social Security card online if you have a My Social Security Account online. If you do not already have an online account, you will need a valid ID card to create one.
You may contact us by emailing ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org or calling (888)750-2622.
Sharon Kleczka, Social Security Advisor
AMAC Foundation
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We don’t receive SSI on August 1st in bank for Rental and bills.
Yang
We are not affiliated with Social Security and can not access your account. You need to call Social Security to find out why you didn’t receive your payment. Call your local office or (800)772-1213.
Sharon Kleczka, Social Security Advisor
AMAC Foundation
Question-From the AMAC Apr 2025 ASK Rusty-your Social Security Advisor-a question from a Senior Citizen in reference to Someone should be in charge and use the SS Fund with investments that grow our savings. The response was in part-Someone actually is in charge with monitoring our SS Funds-a board of SS Trustees consisting of the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health & Human Services as well as the Commissioner of Social Security PLUS two Public Trustees, then it explains how each year they do a complete analysis of the SS program. My questions are-If we have so many people looking to protect our SS System, then how do they keep missing all the money going to individuals identified as over 120 years old and still getting checks-how long has this been going on and how much money have we lost due that. Will that money be put back into the SS System, if so when or if not why not. maybe that is why DOGE is being meeting so much resistance -They are exposing the fraud at all levels-SS System to name-one-and why we should cut back on the number of employee’s at some Government Agencies-to many workers-nothing gets done or to many workers no one to blame or better yet-the extra employees SS Trustees consisting of the Secretaries of Treasury, Labor, and Health & Human Services as well as the Commissioner of Social Security PLUS two Public Trustees, gives them someone to cover up the fraud and corruption going on. Will they be held accountable.
Richard,
You asked why the Social Security Trustees, in doing their annual analysis, did not uncover the things the recent DOGE team uncovered – specifically, that Social Security’s data base has people in their file who are over 120 years old, and that if was found that some Social Security Numbers were recently issued to illegal aliens.
It’s important to keep the purpose of the annual Trustees’ Analysis in context – it is mainly an evaluation of how financially stable the program is under several possible demographic scenarios, including an estimate of how long the program can sustain paying full benefits. What the Trustees’ Report is not is an evaluation of whether everyone receiving benefits is entitled to them. That is more the job of the Inspector General of Social Security which investigates reported instances of Social Security fraud.
DOGE has uncovered that Social Security’s data base includes some people over 120 years old, but that does not mean those people were receiving benefits. In fact, Social Security’s data bases are used also for historical record purposes, so the more likely scenario is that all of those identified as over 120 were not collecting benefits but, rather, simply still sitting in the data base only for statistical purposes. The fact is that reporting a death to Social Security occurs regularly by the state governments, by funeral directors, and by family members, which results in SS benefits for the deceased immediately stopping. Indeed, Social Security’s death index is highly accurate, with only about 1/3 of 1% of all deaths improperly reported (from over 3 million deaths reported annually). A more likely result is that benefits may be improperly stopped for someone who is not actually deceased, which presents an entirely different issue than the one suggested by the headline “DOGE just discovered millions of SSN’S belonging to people 120+ years old.”
As for the recent disclosure that many new SSN’s were found to belong to illegal aliens, that, again, does not mean that a lot of illegal aliens were actually collecting Social Security benefits. A more likely scenario is that some illegal aliens may be using stolen Social Security numbers to obtain work, but they will almost certainly not be able to collect Social Security benefits as a result. Social Security’s rules are very specific, only U.S. citizens and those who are legally present in the United States are eligible to collect SS benefits. So, an illegal alien using a stolen Social Security number to obtain work may actually be contributing to Social Security, but will never be able to collect any benefits based on their contributions.
So, the annual report by the Trustees of Social Security is simply a detailed analysis of Social Security financial stability (and not an in-depth look at all aspects of Social Security payments and the legality of same). And the recent DOGE discoveries do not necessarily portend any nefarious or improper Social Security payments, but they may be useful in helping the SSA clean up its data bases. And, yes, i expect that any money found as a result of waste or uncovered fraud will, indeed, be returned to the Social Security Trust Funds.
As for accountability based DOGE’s findings regarding Social Security, we haven’t yet seen any action on that front, but Attorney General Bondi appears very aggressive when it comes to prosecuting instances of fraud, regardless of who is involved.
I hope this addresses your concerns, but please feel free to contact us directly at SSAdvisor@amacfoundation.org if you have further questions.
Regards,
Russell Gloor
Certified Social Security Advisor
The AMAC Foundation