Social Security online users will soon have to create Login.gov accounts if they don’t already have them. The Social Security Administration is transitioning all users who made their accounts before September 18, 2021, to the Login.gov platform. Any beneficiary who already has a Login.gov account doesn’t need to take any action.
In a recent statement, the SSA says the change will allow it “to simplify the sign-in experience and align [My Social Security] with federal authentication standards while providing safe and secure access to online services.”
The change affects about 46 million of the roughly 86 million people who have My Social Security accounts, according to an SSA spokesperson. Along with posting about the shift on its blog, the agency is notifying individual users by email.
To learn more about this change, visit the Social Security Administration’s website here.
