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  • Social Security Administration backs away from proposed changes

    Thomas Lackock, AARP Wyoming Associate State Director - Communications and State Advocacy|Apr 17, 2025

    Social Security Administration (SSA) has confirmed to AARP that beginning April 14, they will allow all claim types to be completed over the telephone as they previously had been. This includes Retirement, Survivors, and Auxiliary (Spouse or Child) benefits that SSA previously announced would require in-person identity proofing, in addition to Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and SSI. AARP had strongly opposed this decision from the start, arguing that it unduly burdens older...