Spurred by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration is combing through its ...

The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker ...

Recent claims of dead people collecting Social Security have caused public confusion. Here’s how Social Security’s death ...

Mavious Redmond of Austin, Minnesota, has pleaded guilty to theft of government funds after more than 25 years of ...

President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Friday to allow Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...

"We have to go through this long process to resurrect them, to get them back as alive," an SSA staff member said.

As of Friday, the database is still named the “Death Master File” in Social Security’s internal systems, per records obtained by The Post, and referred to by the same name on the agency’s ...

The full panel of judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 9-6 to keep the ruling from U.S. District Judge Ellen ...

Up to 4 million Social Security recipients have been ... When the SSA corrects your record, you'll be sent an "Erroneous Death Case -- Third Party Contact" notice that you can present to banks ...

Aliss Higham is a Newsweek reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. Her focus is reporting on Social Security, other government benefits and personal finance. She has previously extensively covered U ...