Social - Security Administration

The SSA manages several distinct programs tailored to different life circumstances:

: The first national pension program was passed in 1776 for soldiers. Following the Civil War, a generous pension system was developed to support hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans and widows. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

While modern Social Security arrived with the Social Security Act of 1935 , the concept evolved from early American pension programs. The SSA manages several distinct programs tailored to

: In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed legislation establishing the SSA as an independent agency within the federal government. Core Programs and Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION