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New Online Form Available for Social Security Disability Update Reports
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has been greatly expanding its online services for several years now, with a dual purpose of better serving beneficiaries and reducing personnel costs. And that’s good news for tech-savvy seniors who find that transacting business with the SSA online is infinitely more efficient than trying to call them on the phone or visit the local office (once the pandemic is over, of course). Direct contact with the SSA, even via the telephone, is usually an exercise in frustration. But now, the SSA has announced another online feature available to SSDI beneficiaries who must submit periodic update reports confirming their continued eligibility for benefits. This Social Security Matters “blog” report by Erik N. Jones explains.