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TWO SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS?

My grandmother has two social security numbers and worked under both, will she be required to report both to social security to collect her retirement or just the last one? thank you.

Update:

Dobberx thanks for you highly intelligent answer, since I asked this question on behalf of my very elderly Aunt I won't lower my standards to meet yours.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME INTELLIGENT ANSWERS THANK YOU - WE JUST WANTED TO BE PREPARED MY AUNT DOES NOT HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE AS DO MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE BORN IN HER GENERATION AND MANAGE TO WORK IN HER OWN BUSINESS UNTIL AGE 91 - but my uncle paid into their SS and all other taxes.

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  • Judith
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Since what she will receive from social security is based upon what she's paid into the social security program she'd better advise them of this fact if they don't already know it. Otherwise if she gets credit for her earnings only under one number her monthly benefit amount will be lower than what it should be.

    The average retirement claims takes about 14 days to process; this could possibly increase the processing time on her claim by several months.

    Do NOT call social security about this; there is absolutely nothing they can do about it over the phone until the claim is filed. You would just be wasting their time. They will take care of the issue when she files her claim. She can call 1-800-772-1213 to make an appointment to file for benefits either over the phone or in the office. If she makes an appointment to handle this via the phone she needs to point this out to the interviewer when they call her at the appointed time to file the claim.

    Source(s): Retired social security claims rep.
  • 8 years ago

    So you have this very important question about Social Security and you chose to ask random Yahoo users INSTEAD of asking the experts who work for the SS Administration.

    gawd, you're an idiot.

    You ask people on the street about your medical problems?

  • 5 years ago

    LOL omg you made my night. You requested that Oprah query a at the same time again haha. Well, now i will answer when you consider that i'm not high (kinda) i would say one. They are about 2/three of the way finishing that human centipede.

  • 8 years ago

    Call social security and ask them,but then they might want to know why she has two san.

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  • 8 years ago

    Some people can just be so rude on here! If this is the case please call your local SS office ASAP! They will be able to help Goodluck

    Source(s): SS office
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