Section 215(b)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act, as amended, allows us to collect this information. We will
use the information you provide to determine if you and your dependents are eligible for insurance coverage
or monthly benefits.
Furnishing us this information is voluntary. However, failing to provide all or part of the information may
prevent us from making an accurate and timely decision on the claim.
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 Privacy Act
System of Records Notice, 60-0089, entitled Claims Folder System. Additional information about this and
other system of records notices and our programs is available from our Internet website at
www.socialsecurity.gov or at your local Social Security office.
We may also use the information you provide in computer matching programs. Matching programs
compare our records with records kept by other Federal, State, or local government agencies. Information
from these matching programs can be used to establish or verify a person’s eligibility for federally funded
or administered benefit programs and for repayment of incorrect payments or delinquent debts under
these programs.
Privacy Act Statement
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Form SSA-4162 (08-2017) UF Page 2 of 2
This information collection meets the requirements of
44 U.S.C. § 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to
answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget control number. We
estimate that it will take about 5 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the
questions. Send only comments relating to our time estimate above to: SSA, 6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore,
MD 21235-6401.
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