📋 How You Can Verify Your Identity with Social Security (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE:

How to Verify Your Identity with Social Security.

You can still confirm your ID online, on the phone or in person when applying for benefits.

By Phil Pruitt, AARP. Published April 16, 2025.

It seems a straightforward proposition: When you apply for Social Security benefits, the Social Security Administration (SSA) wants to be sure you are who you say you are and not, say, an identity thief using stolen personal data to claim benefits in your name.

However, the SSA's approach to this practice provoked an outcry in March when the agency abruptly announced it would no longer confirm identity over the phone. People calling to file a benefit claim or change their direct deposit banking information registered with Social Security would have to verify their identity online or in person at a local SSA Office.

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