Social Security Administration Corrects Millions of Files in SSN Database to Improve Integrity

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a significant effort to enhance the accuracy and integrity of its Social Security Number (SSN) database, marking the most comprehensive record cleanup in the agency's history. This initiative includes adding 17 million dates of death and updating approximately 25 million records with missing citizenship information, aiming to prevent fraud across federal programs and ensure proper benefit administration.