Notifying the SSA of any changes is important as these changes can affect your benefit amount, eligibility or even retirement benefits.
Ideally, you should try and aim to notify the Social Security Administration of any changes as soon as the change occurs; however, that isn’t always as easy as it sounds.
The Social Security Administration requires that you report any changes that occur within ten days after the end of the month in which it occurred to them.
There are many factors that can alter your benefit amount. If the following events change, you should contact the SSA as soon as possible. Some qualified changing events include, but are not limited to the following:
If you are receiving any form of disability benefits and have recently had changes as outlined above, then you will need to contact the SSA promptly.
You can reach the SSA to notify them of those changes by any of the following three methods:
Even though you are suffering from a disabling condition, the Social Security Administration does delegate the responsibility of updating them on any changes regarding your condition to you.
These changes can impact your benefit amount, eligibility etc. If you don’t report these changes, you may miss out on added benefit amounts, or you could end up being overpaid which will result in you having to repay the SSA accordingly.
The types of changes you will need to notify the SSA about, within ten days after the end of the month that the change(s) occurred range from changing your mailing address to being unable to manage your direct deposit accounts.
The SSA has made notifying them of any changes fairly accessible to you via phone, email or in-person methods of contact.