Simplified SSI Application (Effective December 2024)

The Social Security Administration is making changes to simplify the process for SSI applicants. The first phase will be making the iClaim avaiable to applicants who are applying for both Disability Insurance Benefits and SSI benefits, if they meet certain criteria:

• The applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 64.
• A U.S. citizen.
• Never been married.
• Never filed for SSI or named as a parent on a child’s SSI record.

This will go-live in December 2024. A notice will be sent at a later time when the link to the new iClaim is live.

The new version of the iClaim will have fewer questions and will prepopulate information from the existing SSA record. The iClaim will also include an electronic version of the SSA-827, so applicants may sign online instead of printing and mailing a paper form. Additionally, third parties can submit the iClaim on behalf of a client, and a copy of the iClaim will be mailed to the applicant to review, sign and return to the SSA office.

These changes are intended to simplify the SSI application process and reduce the need to mail additional documents or go to the SSA Field Office.

In the meantime, anyone interested in applying for Disability Insurance Benefits can complete the current iClaim at https://secure.ssa.gov/iClaim/dib. Anyone interested in applying for SSI benefits only should contact their local SSA Field Office to schedule an interview, or submit the completed paper application by mail or in-person.

For detailed information regarding the changes visit:

• https://blog.ssa.gov/social-security-administration-announces-new-efforts-to-simplify-ssi-applications/.
• https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/27/2024-19185/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-request.

For further questions please contact Tabitha Mackey, Social Security Program Manager, [email protected], phone 360-462-7704.