Social Security number
noun
: a number that is given to each citizen of the U.S. by the government and that is used for the Social Security program and for official forms and records
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Identity Theft companies can monitor personal information like your Social Security number, phone number and email address and alert you if it is being sold on the dark web or being used to open an account.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Though the May news release didn't mention it explicitly, the Social Security change meant for the first time SAVE could verify the citizenship of U.S.-born Americans with a valid Social Security number, which nearly every American citizen has.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
The Trump Accounts And Latinos To qualify, a child must be a U.S. citizen and have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or a lawful resident with a valid Social Security number who pays taxes.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
How the child tax credit works For 2025, the tax break is worth up to $2,000 per qualifying child under age 17 with a valid Social Security number.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
Though the May news release didn't mention it explicitly, the Social Security change meant for the first time SAVE could verify the citizenship of U.S.-born Americans with a valid Social Security number, which nearly every American citizen has.
—Miles Parks, NPR, 28 June 2025
The Trump Accounts And Latinos To qualify, a child must be a U.S. citizen and have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or a lawful resident with a valid Social Security number who pays taxes.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
How the child tax credit works For 2025, the tax break is worth up to $2,000 per qualifying child under age 17 with a valid Social Security number.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 June 2025
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“Social Security number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Social%20Security%20number. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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