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The Benefits and Risks of Creating an Online Social Security Account Tampa, FL (Law Firm Newswire) April 11, 2018 - There has been a rise in the risk of identity theft concerning Social Security Administration (SSA) online accounts. This could be due to the fact that over 34 million people currently perform business with the SSA online. Because the agency no longer sends yearly benefit statements via mail, a MySSA account is the only means by which to acquire an estimate of future benefits. Florida social security disability attorney David W. Magann says, “If you qualify for Social Security benefits or will in the near future, it would be to your advantage to create an online SSA account.” In addition, MySSA provides a convenient way in which to handle mundane paperwork online, as well as the ability to update the address on file for the account, or begin or modify direct deposit of benefits. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported last year that the SSA receives over 50 percent of all retirement and disability benefit applications by way of the Internet. This represents a significant increase from 10 years ago, when that number was considerably less. The change is due, in part, to a more extensive effort at modernizing the SSA. It also results from an attempt to deal with a growing demand for its services at a time when there have been dramatic Congressional reductions to its administrative budget. However, in an era marked by hacking and identity theft, taking Social Security online also adds an element of risk. The SSA stores sensitive information about almost all Americans, including those who are alive and deceased. Such information includes medical and financial records. Among the risks associated with the shift to online Social Security accounts is increased chance of identity theft. Almost all Social Security benefits are disbursed through electronic means, and thieves can reroute electronic payments to their own accounts. Last fall, the SSA counseled the public that the most effective method to prevent identity theft is to create an account to eliminate the risk of the creation of an account in a person’s name by someone else. The concern is that cyber thieves could claim accounts and file for benefits. Learn more at http://www.floridasocialsecurity.com/ David W. Magann, P.A. Main Office: 156 W. Robertson St. Brandon, FL 33511 Call: (813) 657-9175 Tampa Office: 4012 Gunn Highway #165 Tampa, Florida 33618
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Be Aware of How You Could Lose Your Social Security Benefits 1.Cessation of Disability: Usually a “cessation of benefits” occurs when you are not seeking regular and continuing treatment for the medical problems in the original determination for the grant of benefits. Also, if you are able to make enough money to pass above a certain threshold earnings amount, then you’ll stop getting disability benefits. For […]
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Law Firm Newswire Attorney Press Releases and Legal News http://www.lawfirmnewswire.com NEW IMPAIRMENT LISTING IN FULL EFFECT & APPLICABLE TO ALL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS IMMEDIATELY NEW MENTAL LISTINGS Effective: January 17, 2017 After a revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), and thousands of public comments later, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has published significant revisions to its mental impairment listings. SSA had issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in August 2010, proposing what at the time appeared to be […] SSA is Heading For Delays Again After Recent Cutbacks & Years of Improvement Service Cuts, Computer Problems Cloud Social Security’s 79th Birthday: The Social Security Administration should have reason to celebrate. After all, August 14, 2014, marked the 79th anniversary of the day when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, which ushered in the landmark entitlement program. However, the agency’s birthday was a less than cheerful […] SSA is Ramping Up Disability Reviews in 2014 The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 (“DBRA 1984”) was passed by a unanimous, bipartisan vote in the House and Senate (99-0) in September 1984. President Reagan signed the law on October 9, 1984, when it became Pub. L. No. 98-460. One of the main provisions required “medical improvement” before benefits could be terminated where […] Never Allow A Non-Attorney to Represent You At Your Social Security Hearing! You should NOT have a non-attorney clerk at your hearing? This seems obvious, but several Florida law firms and any company identifying themselves as “Experts”, some who are advertising on TV, are sending non-attorney clerks to Social Security Hearings simply because its cheaper for them to do so rather than have an actual attorney appear. How in […]
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