SSA is headquartered in Woodlawn, Maryland, just to the west of Baltimore, at what is known as Central Office. On Jthe Biden administration announced Saul would be fired, and replaced on an Acting basis by Deputy Commissioner (Office of Retirement and Disability Policy) Kilolo Kijakazi. Its former leader, Commissioner Andrew Saul, served from June 2019 until July 2021, succeeding Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill. It was created in 1935 as the 'Social Security Board', then assumed its present name in 1946. The Social Security Administration was established by a non-positive law codified at 42 U.S.C. Otherwise benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are given based on need. To qualify for most of these benefits, most workers pay Social Security taxes on their earnings the claimant's benefits are based on the wage earner's contributions.
federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivor benefits. The United States Social Security Administration ( SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S.
