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Using Social Security to locate loved ones
Topic Started: Mar 11 2006, 10:04 AM (208 Views)
monkalup
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the Social Security Administration will attempt to forward a letter to a missing person under circumstances involving a matter of great importance, such as death or serious illness in the missing person's immediate family. The circumstances must concern a matter about which the missing person is unaware and would undoubtedly want to be informed. Generally, when a son, daughter, brother, sister, or parent wishes contact, the SSA will write to the missing person, rather than forwarding a letter from the relative.

There is no charge for forwarding letters that have a humanitarian purpose. However, a fee of $25.00 is charged when the letter is to inform the missing person of money or property due him or her. The fee is non-refundable. The fee should be paid by check and made payable to the Social Security Administration.

A representative from SSA must read the letter to ensure that it contains nothing that could prove embarrassing to the missing person if read by a third party. SSA does not believe it would be proper to open a sealed envelope, therefore, a letter that is sent to the SSA for forwarding should be in a plain, unsealed, unstamped envelope showing only the missing person's name. Nothing of value should be enclosed in the envelop.

It is necessary to provide the missing person's social security number or identifying information in order for SSA to locate an address in the SSA records. Usually, SSA will forward the letter in care of the employer who most recently reported earnings for the missing person, as SSA will only have the home address if the person is receiving Social Security benefits. SSA cannot assure that the letter will be delivered nor can SSA guarantee a reply. SSA is also unable to send a second letter.

A request to have a letter forwarded by the Social Security Administration to a missing person should be sent to:

Social Security Administration
Letter Forwarding
P.O. Box 33022
Baltimore, MD 21290-3002

Lauran

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