The Social Security Administration will add new procedures requiring beneficiaries to prove their identity before claiming benefits or changing their direct deposit instructions, as part of an ...

The Social Security Administration announced this week it's planning to implement "stronger identity verification procedures" by the end of the month. The changes will apply to benefit claims and ...

The new rule would require people who want to make changes to first verify their identity online or in person. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Social Security Administration said on Tuesday that people ...