Social Security Check Late? No, It's Not the Government Shutdown, but It Could Be These Four Reasons

Social Security payments are a reliable source of income in retirement. To keep them flowing, ensure you don’t make these four mistakes.
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Locking Your Social Security Number Can Protect You From Identity Theft – Here's How It Works

When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...
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Social Security Has a 'Maddening' New AI Phone Bot. Here's How to Deal With It

I called Social Security's new phone system multiple times to figure out a way around how frustrating it can be. Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile ...
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Efforts to shrink Social Security's phone wait times are putting a strain elsewhere

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently reassigned a small share of its field office employees in an effort to bring down lengthy wait times for the agency's national 800 phone number.
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Will a government shutdown affect Social Security payments? What Californians should know

Thousands of Shasta County residents and about 6.5 million Californians benefit from Social Security. Congress has yet to ...
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5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number

March 31, 2013— -- Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security ...