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Social Security Drops Most Restrictions on Benefit Claims by Phone

Posted on 04/11/25

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AARP fought plan that would have forced many to go to SSA office in person to apply

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is walking back a plan to implement burdensome new in-person measures for identity verification that could have prevented millions of older Americans from applying for benefits by phone. Read more . . .

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