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  • Social Security's Death Master File You can purchase a copy of the Social Security Death Master File through the National Technical Information Service  (NTIS), part of the Department of Commerce. Social Security does...
  • Acquiring Records from Social Security for Genealogical Research To get records of a deceased individual from Social Security, you will need to file a Freedom of Information Act request . For a fee, records potentially available include the Application for a...
  • Obtaining Social Security records on a deceased person You can make your request online or in writing. We charge a fee to search our records even if we are unable to provide information to you. Please see the fee schedule below. To Make Your Request...
  • The start of Social Security The Social Security Act was signed by President Franklin Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. Taxes were collected for the first time in January 1937 and the first one-time, lump-sum payments were made that...
  • Commissioner of Social Security Updated Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security On February 14, 2013, Carolyn W. Colvin became the Acting Commissioner of Social Security. Prior to this designation, she served as the...
  • Finding a missing person Social Security cannot provide an address of someone without his or her permission. We do offer a letter forwarding service. Under circumstances involving a matter of great importance, you may use it...
  • Making a Freedom of Information request Social Security prepares many documents for public distribution. If you want to request a record that we do not make available, you may make a FOIA request. Give us a detailed description of the...
  • How Social Security Trust Funds earn interest By law, the assets of the Social Security programs must be invested in interest-bearing government securities or securities guaranteed by the government. The Trust Funds hold a mix of...
  • Time frame to receive information about a relative Updated You can normally expect a response in four to six weeks. For information about the status of your request, you may call 410-966-4034.  This is a voice mail number where you may leave a...
  • Trustees Report on Social Security's Trust Fund Every year the government-appointed Board of Trustees releases a report on the financial outlook for the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds. The 2012 Trustees Report   was released on...
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