Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its ...

Recent claims of dead people collecting Social Security have caused public confusion. Here’s how Social Security’s death ...

Amid widespread confusion and accusations from Elon Musk suggesting “millions of dead people” are receiving benefits, the ...

Below, we'll break down exactly what you need to do if you've been mistakenly marked as deceased in Social Security records ... the sensitive nature of the issue, you'll need to visit a local ...

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 ...

The Death Data Clean Up Project seeks to update the records of people the agency has sufficient confidence are deceased. But this also requires access to Social Security numbers, dates of birth ...

What gets dropped, sometimes, are records ... Social Security's own rules," putting people into a bureaucratic maze, Lambert said. Employees' technology is more often on the fritz. "There's issues ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Social Security holds personal records on nearly everyone in the country ... the lower court order on hold as the lawsuit over the issue plays out. Solicitor General John Sauer argued that ...