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Social Security Question and Answers

GENERAL Ques­tion: I’m get­ting mar­ried later this month and plan to change my name. What doc­u­ments do I need to apply for a new Social Secu­rity card with my new name? Answer: To change your name for any rea­son in Social Security’s records, and on your Social Secu­rity card, you’ll need to pro­vide proof of your […]

"Ticket to work" inspires dancer to dance on.

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Megan Riggs was just like many other peo­ple in their late twen­ties: bright, ambi­tious, and full of life. She earned Bach­e­lor degrees in Foren­sic Sci­ence and Biol­ogy, with a minor in Chem­istry. Riggs started work­ing and build­ing her career. In her spare time, she pursued […]

Forget spring cleaning, scrub down your budget instead.

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Spring is offi­cially here. That means it’s time for spring clean­ing! Peo­ple every­where are shed­ding the effects of fall and win­ter. But what about dust­ing off your long-term finan­cial plan, April is National Finan­cial Lit­er­acy Month, the per­fect time to spring into action when it […]

Our egg hunt for you.

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Eggs have long been a sym­bol of new life in the spring. In Amer­ica, the Easter egg hunt finds its roots in the 1700s when Ger­man immi­grants brought the tra­di­tion to Penn­syl­va­nia. Today, the tra­di­tional egg hunt thrills chil­dren every­where. We at Social Secu­rity would […]

Earth Day, save a tree by going online.

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Megan Riggs was just like many other peo­ple in their late twen­ties: bright, ambi­tious, and full of life. She earned Bach­e­lor degrees in Foren­sic Sci­ence and Biol­ogy, with a minor in Chem­istry. Riggs started work­ing and build­ing her career. In her spare time, she pursued […]

All about disability

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Dis­abil­ity is some­thing most peo­ple do not like to think about. But if you’re not able to work because you have a med­ical con­di­tion that is expected to last at least one year or result in death, you may be able to get Social Security […]

Women and social security

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo March is Women’s His­tory Month, a time to focus not just on the past, but on the chal­lenges women con­tinue to face in the 21st cen­tury. Social Secu­rity plays a vital role in the lives of women. With longer life expectan­cies than men, women tend […]

Social Security Questions and Answers

GENERAL Ques­tion: How many Social Secu­rity num­bers have been issued since the pro­gram started? Answer: Since 1935, we have assigned more than 465 mil­lion Social Secu­rity num­bers and each year we assign about 5.5 mil­lion new num­bers. With approx­i­mately 1 bil­lion com­bi­na­tions of the 9-digit Social Secu­rity num­ber, the cur­rent sys­tem will pro­vide us with […]

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