Social Security Administration

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, created in 1946, that administers federal Social Security programs. SSA

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Social Security Administration Cultural  

1. The American system for distributing old age and disability pensions from the federal government. Initiated through the Social Security Act of 1935, Social Security pensions are financed by contributions from workers and employers. Benefits are also available to the survivors of workers covered under Social Security.

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Example Sentences

As you may know, the Social Security Administration requires 40 credits to qualify for benefits — roughly 10 years of work — and it calculates your benefit using your highest 35 years of earnings.

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As of January, the average Social Security retirement benefit was $2,071 a month, according to the Social Security Administration.

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Jessica Hahn interviewed a whistleblower who pointed to a potentially massive breach of the Social Security Administration’s personal data.

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The Social Security Administration offers married people spousal benefits, which can be as much as 50% of a spouse’s benefit at full retirement age.

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The ramifications of the lost data could leave Americans susceptible to blackmail, coercion, social engineering or impersonation because the Social Security Administration has so much private and personal data, Borges said.

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