When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Your full retirement age is when you're eligible to receive your full Social Security benefit. Claiming benefits before or after your full retirement age decreases and increases them, respectively.

A new and digital alternative to the traditional Social Security card will be available by early summer, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. The agency will introduce a feature that ...

The private data of every American who has a Social Security number — or who has ever applied for one — is at risk after Department of Government Efficiency employees uploaded a copy of the Social ...