Social Security Administration

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

Social Security Administration

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.

Example Sentences

My Social Security benefit will be $5,025 at 70 years old, according to the Social Security Administration.

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When a spouse is eligible for their own benefit as well as a spousal benefit, the Social Security Administration will pay out the higher of the two options.

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Prosecutors said he stole more than $200,000 in government benefits from the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs over several years while working for his local fire district.

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The BLS released the September CPI measure during the government shutdown so that the Social Security Administration could make the necessary annual calculations for cost of living increases.

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The BLS released the September CPI measure during the government shutdown so that the Social Security Administration could make the necessary annual calculations for cost of living increases.

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