This week is a good week for millions of American retirees because the Social Security Administration approved a new measure that will make life easier for millions of beneficiaries and get rid of the need for signatures on some forms. This will make about 1 million transactions easier.
To make things easier for customers, more than 30 forms will go from handwriting to digital signatures, and 13 forms will be taken away. This change will also get rid of a reason why applications might be sent back or turned down, which will make the application process easier for everyone.
Social Security is reducing difficulties so beneficiaries can sign with a single click
Commissioner of Social Security Martin O’Malley said, “We are getting rid of as many problems as we can on the forms that people in the United States use every day.” “People can sign up with the click of a button, and they won’t have to go to a Social Security office or mail something as often.”
The people we help will get better service, faster handling, and fewer mistakes. They deserve a government that takes care of their needs quickly and well. Because of this work, Social Security will now accept computer signatures instead of handwritten signatures on more than thirty forms. This is 90% of the forms that people usually use at local offices.
Also, this year, Social Security got rid of the need for signatures on 13 of its most popular forms, which means that nearly one million forms can be sent in without a signature.
For example, the Medical Source Opinion of Patient’s Capability to Manage Benefits form (Form SSA-787, Medical Source Opinion of Patient’s Capability to Manage Benefits, with an annual volume of 768,000), the Letter to Employer Requesting Wage Information form (Form SSA-L4201, Letter to Employer Requesting Wage Information, with an annual volume of 133,000), and the Request for Reconsideration/Disability Ce. will no longer need to be signed.
One more thing is that many of the 13 forms can be downloaded online, which makes things easier for clients. Building on these changes, Social Security is thinking about getting rid of the need for signatures on some other forms. This would make about a million more deals easier.
Their goal is to give the right amount of money to the right people at the right time. These efforts keep our strong anti-fraud defenses in place by getting rid of rules that aren’t needed or are too onerous.
Social Security beneficiaries will soon have more online access
These activities add to projects that are already being done to modernize and save money. Millions of people who get Social Security will soon be able to view more of their statements, claim status updates, and retirement benefit calculations online.
This is because the agency is adding more ways to communicate without paper. Online notices in 60 different categories are now easy for customers to access. These include SSA-1099s, cost of living adjustments (COLAs), benefit raises, appointment confirmations, and more.
People who open new accounts with my Social Security can choose to only receive messages online with one click. We also encourage people who are already accounts to switch to a better experience. Follow the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidelines on Improving Access to Public Benefits Programs Through the Paperwork Reduction Act [M-22-10] and Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience (also known as M-23-22) to do this work. Also follow the Executive Order Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government.
The new way to access Social Security online services
In the past few weeks, the SSA revealed a big change to its online services that will affect everyone who gets Social Security. In order to make things safer and meet new rules, people who get Social Security will soon have to use a new login account. People who are eligible will be able to use the same login and password for all U.S. federal government services if they use Login.gov.
Martin O’Malley, the commissioner of Social Security, said that the agency would be moving its online services to Login.gov to make things easier for the public to use across departments and to speed up the process.
Because of this, all recipients who made an online account before September 18, 2021, must now use a Login.gov account. This account lets them use the same personal information to access other government accounts.
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