Social Security Administration
Federal retirement bureau
The Social Security Administration is the U.S. federal agency that manages retirement, disability, and survivor benefits.
Commonly abbreviated SSA, it operates local offices nationwide where people apply for benefits, obtain Social Security cards, and resolve issues with their accounts: I spent three hours at the Social Security Administration office.
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- full retirement ageBenefits-eligible age without penalty
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- disability claimRequest for impairment-based aid
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- Social SecuritySSN, FICA, disability benefits, retirement benefits, spousal benefits
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- Maryland InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins, Fort McHenry, Baltimore Orioles
Social Security Administrationprivate insurance
Non-state risk protection
Social Security Administrationprivatization
State sells public assets
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Social Security Administrationblock grants
Flexible federal-to-state funding
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