The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a new feature that will make it easier for you to access your SSN easily. The agency is planning on introducing a digital version of the Social Security card this summer. This new feature can be accessed through the My Social Security website.
This new feature will allow Americans to access their Social Security numbers, such as retrieve and display them online.
You would be able to use it not just for typical SSA matters, but for purposes beyond them as well. Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek noted, “We believe that this modern approach will meet the needs of our constituents in a more efficient manner.”
This new move from the agency is believed to be a good alternative for paper cards, as those can easily be misplaced or stolen. However, not everyone is on board with this Social Security makeover, which seems to be a good option now.
Many experts like the idea, but are more concerned about potential security breaches. Richard Fiesta from the Alliance for Retired Americans relayed to CNBC, “Generally, anything that is a new avenue for accessing your account or in an interaction with Social Security is a good thing, so long as it’s easy and secure.”
According to figures shared at a recent Social Security Administration meeting, this new move came after 580,000 people filed initial claims in March. The numbers are up by nearly 80,000 compared to March 2024.
The SSA just emailed millions bragging about a “tech innovation”:
🌟 You can now access your Social Security number online! 🌟Meanwhile, Norway built BankID (full digital identity) in 2000
The U.S. digitized a paper card from 1936 — in 2025
Biggest and best tech?😂
Ranking🧵 pic.twitter.com/krdvLKSQjD
— Flortrax (@Flortrax) April 26, 2025
Meanwhile, last month, the SSA shifted course and aggressively clawed back money that had been accidentally paid to beneficiaries. Acting Commissioner Dudek, who has been collaborating with Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said that to “safeguard taxpayer funds,” it is necessary to take every dollar of a recipient’s benefit. The repayment rate was cut down to 50% of a monthly check, from the full 100% it initially began with.
Overpayments have been a massive issue for Social Security, sometimes because of system error or outdated software that forces employees to crunch numbers by hand, leading to many mistakes. According to Benzinga, SSA’s inspector general found 73,000 such cases in 2022, which emerged from the agency’s own miscalculations.
Alex Lawson on @maddow: Musk and Trump are destroying the Social Security Administration.
We’re advising people to make sure they have a hard copy of their Social Security file…We’re not sure it’ll be there online after these DOGE goons are done with their chainsawing. pic.twitter.com/p0BO8NiXuo
— Social Security Works (@SSWorks) April 14, 2025
However, after the 50% cut came into effect, many expressed doubts. “Taking half of a monthly check will remain a burden,” said Dan Adcock of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
In a statement shared with CBS, Adcock further warned SSDI recipients could be heavily affected by this, as most of them heavily depend on their monthly checks for nearly all their income. In particular, SSDI’s overpayment rate is also higher than that of the general program.
