Social Security Administration

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government agency independent agency of the United States federal government

The Social Security Administration is an independent U.S. government agency that oversees and delivers retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits to eligible individuals.

Aliases (3)

Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, Social Security Administration ×1
Social Security Administration within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ×1
Social Security Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency → independent agency of the United States federal government →
abbreviation	SSA →
administers	Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Social Security benefits →
budget	hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars annually →
collaboratesWith	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services → state disability determination services →
country	United States of America →
employs	administrative law judges → claims representatives → field office staff →
foundedBy	United States Congress →
hasMission	to deliver Social Security services that meet the changing needs of the public →
hasMotto	Securing today and tomorrow →
hasOfficeType	field office → hearing office → payment center →
headquartersLocation	Baltimore County, Maryland → United States → Woodlawn, Maryland →
inception	1935 →
industry	social insurance administration →
isFinancedBy	Federal Insurance Contributions Act payroll taxes → Self-Employment Contributions Act taxes →
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalBasis	Social Security Act of 1935 →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
monitors	earnings test for early retirees →
oversees	benefit payments to disabled workers → benefit payments to retired workers → benefit payments to survivors of deceased workers →
parentOrganization	United States federal government →
partOf	United States federal social insurance system →
predecessor	Social Security Board →
responsibleFor	Medicare enrollment for many beneficiaries → Social Security Disability Insurance → Social Security retirement benefits → Supplemental Security Income → administering Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program → issuing Social Security numbers → maintaining earnings records for workers → survivors’ benefits →
serviceArea	United States →
subjectTo	United States federal law → oversight by United States Congress →
usesIdentificationNumber	Social Security number →
website	https://www.ssa.gov →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Social Security Amendments of 1972 → Social Security Disability Insurance → Social Security wage base limit → Supplemental Security Income → Supplemental Security Income → United States Social Security system →	administeredBy
Social Security Act amendments → Social Security Amendments of 1939 →	implementedBy
Public Law 89-97 → Social Security Amendments of 1965 →	implementedByAgency
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 →	affectedAgency
U.S. Federal Statistical System ("Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, Social Security Administration") →	componentAgency
Social Security wage base limit →	definedBy
E-Verify →	developedBy
Form W-2 →	filedWith
SSA →	fullName
Social Security wage base limit →	isAdjustedBy
Social Security number →	issuingAuthority
Social Security Act of 1935 →	laterAdministeredBy
Medicare Part D →	lowIncomeSubsidyAdministeredBy
United States Senate Committee on Finance →	oversightSubject
SSA ("Social Security Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services") →	precededBy
Social Security Board →	replacedBy
Federal Security Agency ("Social Security Administration within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare") →	subsequentAgencyForSocialSecurityFunctions
Social Security Amendments of 1972 →	transfersAdministrationTo
E-Verify →	usesDataFrom