Can the Social Security Authority keep my wife's passport in this particular situation? [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on Jul 1, 2009 - 2 answers

My grandmother died last Friday. I've been handling her finances for years. She just got her (meager) pension and disbursement from Social Security days before passing. I've talked to the pension people and there's no issue there, but is SSA going to want to reclaim their May disbursement? [more inside]
posted by friarjohn on May 7, 2007 - 9 answers

Yesterday I spent two hours in line at the Social Security Office to get a new card for my son. Considering how long the wait was I can't believe the rules they had for waiting in line. Please help me understand the rational for not allowing people to use their mobile phones. [more inside]
posted by DragonBoy on Aug 1, 2006 - 39 answers

How would one go about finding out the Social Security number of a deceased relative? [more inside]
posted by attercoppe on Nov 2, 2005 - 15 answers