Revised Privacy Act Statement SSA-1713, SSA-1712

PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Section 204 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and 31 CFR 210 of the Code of Federal
Regulations authorize us to collect this information. We will use the information to correct or
adjust payments.
Furnishing us this information is voluntary. However, failing to provide us with all or part of the
information may prevent us from making an accurate decision on payments.
We rarely use the information you supply for any purpose other than what we state above,
however, we may use the information for the administration of our programs including sharing
information:
1. To comply with Federal laws requiring the release of information from our records
(e.g., to the Government Accountability Office and Department of Veterans Affairs);
and,
2. To facilitate statistical research, audit, or investigative activities necessary to ensure
the integrity and improvement of our programs (e.g., to the Bureau of the Census
and to private entities under contract with us).
A list of when we may share your information with others, called routine uses, is available in
our System of Records Notices, 60-0058, entitled Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN)
Holders and SSN Applications, 60-0090, entitled Master Beneficiary Record, 60-0094, entitled
Recovery of Overpayments, Accounting and Reporting/Debt Management System, and 600103, entitled Supplemental Security Income Record and Special Veterans Benefits. Additional
information about these and other system of records notices and our programs are available
from our Internet website at www.socialsecurity.gov or at your local Social Security office.
We may share the information you provide to other agencies through computer matching
programs. Matching programs compare our records with records kept by other Federal, State,
or local government agencies. We can use the information from these matching programs to
establish or verify a person’s eligibility for federally funded or administered benefit programs
and for repayment of payments or delinquent debts under these programs.