US EditionSocial Security Administration to require in-person identity checks for new and existing recipients
- 72.5 million people receive retirement and disability benefits through the Social Security Administration .
- Beginning March 31st, 2025, people will be required to verify their identity in person at an SSA office for new claims and changes to direct deposit information.
- Retiree advocates warn the change will negatively impact older Americans in rural areas and those with limited mobility or internet access.
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union-bulletin.comAlaskans could pay heavy price as Social Security moves to increase in-person identity checks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Plans by the Social Security Administration to create stronger identity checks to combat fraudulent claims could weigh heavily on Alaskans who must fly hundreds of miles to reach agency field offices in cities, Alaska and community leaders…
·Brunswick, United States
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Alaskans could pay heavy price as Social Security Administration moves to increase in-person identity checks
Residents in remote villages will have to pay several hundred dollars to fly into Social Security offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska leaders say. There are other challenges, including English language barriers and unreliable internet.
·Anchorage, United States
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