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The Social Security Administration does not reuse Social Security numbers. It has issued over 450 million since the start of the program, about 5.5 million per year. It says it has enough to last several generations without reuse and without changing the number of digits. [42]
Here are some ways to do that: Never carry your Social Security card with you. Limit the use of your Social Security number only to essential matters such as filing taxes, applying for loans with ...
“The fact of the matter is that, unlike credit card accounts, stolen SSNs can’t be closed so your only course of action is to report the incident to the IRS.
The Social Security Administration itself says that the first number officially issued was 055-09-0001 and that the lowest number ever issued was 001-01-0001. 001 was an area number for SSNs from New Hampshire, and the number was issued to a resident of Concord (the state's capital).
Contact the Social Security Administration (SSA). Report the fraud online at oig.ssa.gov or contact the OIG’s fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271 Place a fraud alert.
Internal Revenue Code section 6109(d) provides: "The social security account number issued to an individual for purposes of section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act [codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(A)] shall, except as shall otherwise be specified under regulations of the Secretary [of the Treasury or his delegate], be used as the ...
In 2025, Social Security benefits will only rise by 2.5%. Cash-strapped older Americans worry about how they’ll survive if Social Security fails to keep up with the cost of living — 3 tips to ...
You've decided that 2025 is the year you're finally going to claim Social Security. The government bases your Social Security benefits on your income during your working years and your age at sign-up.