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Social Security reminds workers about ‘resurrecting’ people wrongly declared dead
Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its ...
Are Dead People Collecting Social Security?
Recent claims of dead people collecting Social Security have caused public confusion. Here’s how Social Security’s death ...
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Who gets your Social Security after you die? Here's How it works
Social Security survivor benefits provide vital support for families of deceased workers. Learn who qualifies, how much they ...
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Social Security: Is the Government Listing You as Dead? Here’s What To Do
They’ve talked about the Social Security death master file and people being ... life insurance policy or medical records. All documentation must be in its original form and must not be expired ...
Social Security Recipients Accidentally Deleted by DOGE: 'I'm Not Dead'
"We have to go through this long process to resurrect them, to get them back as alive," an SSA staff member said.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker ...
When government thinks you’re dead, it upends lives. DOGE may make it worse.
Elon Musk’s team has moved millions of Social Security numbers into the agency’s deaths database, potentially raising the ...
Minnesota woman stole $360K from Social Security by passing as her dead mother — does this prove Elon right?
Mavious Redmond of Austin, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds after more than 25 years of ...
Trump Administration Won’t Let Acting Social Security Head Testify About Adding Immigrants To ‘Master Death List’
In a letter to the court late Monday, the Trump administration said Dudek will not appear at the hearing as requested, saying the government decided it will “stand on the record in its current form” ...
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Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
As of Friday, the database is still named the “Death Master File” in Social Security’s internal systems, per records obtained by The Post, and referred to by the same name on the agency’s ...