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The Social Security Administration (SSA) website contains links to websites not affiliated with the United States government. These may include State and Local governmental agencies, international agencies, and private entities.
SSA cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by such websites. If we provide a link to such a website, this does not constitute an endorsement by SSA or any of its employees of the information or products presented on the non-SSA website.
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Verifying jail informationWe do not want to stop someone’s check when they are not in jail or do not meet the requirements for Social Security to stop their Social Security payments. Before we can stop someone’s...
Payment dates of incentive paymentsSSA does not pay incentive payments based on a matched information from a specific monthly report. Rather, SSA must process each matched SSN record on an individual case basis. Some cases may take us...
Submitting prisoner reports over the internetIf you are interested in sending your prisoner reports to the Social Security over the Internet, please contact your local Social Security office and let them know. They will assist...
Prisoner incentive paymentsContact your local Social Security office . Provide as much information as possible about: The inmate's identifying information The dates of confinement or conviction; or The date the...
Determining incentive payment amountUpdatedSocial Security will pay $400 for inmate information we receive within 30 days after the individual's date of confinement/conviction or $200 for inmate information we receive after 30 days but...
Due date for prisoner reportsUpdatedWe do not establish a specific date to submit your monthly inmate report, only that institutions must report monthly. Institutions should submit a report on a date practical for the...
Benefits of prisoner reportingUpdatedThere are a several benefits when correctional and mental health institutions report prisoner information to Social Security. They include: Helping to enforce the law ; Helping to stop incorrect...
Use of prison incentive payment moneySocial Security does not place restrictions on how institutions use the money they receive from incentive payments.
Prison information from other government organizationsUnfortunately, other State and Federal organizations frequently make similar requests for information. Federal law allows Social Security to share prisoner information with other Federal...
Who to list on the prisoner reportThe correctional institution does not need to know that a prisoner is receiving a check. Social Security asks for a report of all prisoners in the correctional institution so that...
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