Social Security Strengthens Identity Verification for 2 Services

Recipients without online accounts will have to do in-person verification to file claims or to change direct deposit information after March 31.

The Social Security Administration office building in Waycross, Ga., on Aug. 28, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is boosting identity verification measures for two of its services in a bid to combat fraud and protect beneficiary records.

By March 31, the SSA “will enforce online digital identity proofing and in-person identity proofing” for filing benefit claims and requesting changes to direct deposit banking information, the agency said in a March 18 statement.