SSN Policy Manual

Policy Manual

20 CFR 401.25 i---

- . ~ ~- ... information means informationabout an individual, and includes,but is not limited to, vital statistics; race, sex, or other physical characteristics; earnings information; professional fees paid to an individual and other financial information; benefit data or other claims information; the social security number, employer identification number, or other individual identifier; address; ... When information about two or more individuals is in one record filed under your social security number ... ... (c) Use of social security number for identification.A State or an authorized person in the State may require a blood donor to furnish his or her social security number when donating blood. (c) Examples. Some of the information that we frequently withhold under Exemption Six is: Home addresses, ages, and minority group status of our employees or former employees;social security numbers; ... (d) Nonpayments. Nonpayment of monthly benefits may be required because: ... (4) The individualhas not provided satisfactory proof that he or she has a social security number or has not properly applied for a social security number ... No monthly benefits will be paid to an entitled individual unless he or she either furnishes to the Social Security Administration (SSA) satisfactory proof of his or her social security number, or, if the individual has not been assigned a number, he or she makes a proper application for a number (see Sec. 422.103). An individual submits satisfactory proof of his or her social security number by furnishing to SSA the number and sufficient additional informationthat can be used to determine whether that social security number or another number has been assigned to the individual. Sufficient additional information may include the entitled individual's date and place of birth, mother's maiden name, and father's name. If the individual does not know his or her social security number, SSA will use this additional informationto determine the social security number, if any, that it assigned to the ndividual. This rule applies to individuals who become entitled to 3enefits beginningon or after June 1, 1989. Part 422 contains the requirements for applying for a social security number. .. Evidence needed to obtain a social security number card is iescribed in part 422. f you have a social security number and have wages or net earnings 'rom self-employment, you may also request ... .. we will send you, without request, a statement of earnings and ~enefiet stimates if: (1) You have a social security account number; .. (v) Nonpaymentof your benefits under Sec. 404.469 because you lave not furnished us satisfactory proof of your soclal security lumber, or, if a social security number has not been assigned to you, IOU have not filed a proper application for one; and 'a) Written request. You may request a hearing by filing a written ,equest.You should include in your request - (1) The name and soclal security number of the wage earner; ... a) Who keepsthe records. Every State which enters into an agreement ;hall keep ... records shall show for each employee: (1) The mployee's name, address, and social security number; ... .. If your dependents are receiving benefits on your social security lumber and do not live with you, we will also give them advance iotice.

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Terms defined.

Access or notification of program records about two or more individuals. Blood donor locator service.

20 CFR 401.60

/ 20 CFR 401.ZOO

Exemption six: Clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

20 CFR 402.100

Deduction, reduction, and nonpayment of monthly benefits or lump-sum death payments. Nonpayment of benefits where individual has not furnished or applied for a social security number.

20 CFR 404.401

20 CFR 404.469

20 CFR 404.601 I introduction. ntroduction. 20 CFR 404.810 I------ -low to obtain a statement of Zarnings and a benefit Zstimate statement. 20 CFR 404.812 I Statement of earnings and ~enefiet stimates sent without 'equest.

ldministrative actions that are nitial determinations.

-low to request a hearing ~eforean administrative law udge.

20 CFR 404.1225 I 3ecords - for wages paid mior to 1987. 20 CFR 404.1 595 -----t When we determine that you ire not now disabled.