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Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Social Security
Links to updates provided by the Social Security Administration and other agencies about economic impact payments, SSA operations, representative payees, contacting an office, scam awareness, and other important information.
Learn MoreProtect Yourself from Scams and Fraud
Follow the “learn more” link for a list of resources to help you identify, avoid, and report Social Security-related scams and fraudulent activity through phone calls, email and regular mail. Links to other similar scams and other government agencies are included.
Learn MoreAnnouncements
Social Security Advisory Board Releases Summary of Disability Process Improvement Ideas
Today, the Social Security Advisory Board (“Board”) released “Summary of Disability Process Improvement Roundtables” aimed to improve the process for how people apply for disability benefits and how the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines their eligibility.
DetailsSocial Security Advisory Board Publishes Representative Payee Selection Study in Advance of September 24 Forum
Today the Social Security Advisory Board (“Board”) is publishing an independent, Board-commissioned study, “Selection Processes for SSA Representative Payees of Adults” by Pamela Teaster and Laura Sands, Virginia Tech Center on Gerontology, and Erica Wood, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (retired). The authors will present the report during the Board’s upcoming virtual policy forum, Representative Payees: Opportunities to Improve Service Delivery, on Thursday, September 24, 2020.
DetailsIn Memory of Stanford G. Ross
Stanford G. Ross, Chair of the Social Security Advisory Board from 1997-2002, had a long and distinguished career as an attorney and government official. He was Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (1978-80), a Public Trustee of Social Security and Medicare (1991-95), and was a Founding Member and a former Director and President of the National Academy of Social Insurance. He passed away on August 26th, 2020.
DetailsInformation Technology Systems Expert Panel
The Social Security Advisory Board has appointed an independent, expert panel to review Social Security’s efforts to modernize its information technology (IT), which is essential to delivering effective service to the public. The Information Technology Systems Expert Panel (“Panel”) will utilize their expertise and experience to examine progress and key initiatives of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) IT Modernization Plan, including how systems processes are developed, modified and used by SSA.