{"id":58080,"date":"2017-11-04T09:45:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T09:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=58080"},"modified":"2017-11-04T09:45:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T09:45:32","slug":"social-security-administration-reopens-7-offices-in-usvi-and-pr-following-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=58080","title":{"rendered":"Social Security Administration Reopens 7 Offices In USVI And PR Following Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The Social Security Administration (SSA) has re-opened seven local offices with limited services in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the terrible destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, SSA announced Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The offices, open to the public from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday, are in Arecibo, Caguas, Carolina, Mayaguez, San Juan, and San Patricio in Puerto Rico, as well as St. Thomas, USVI, SSA said. People may experience longer than normal wait times in the re-opened offices as the agency is not yet able to provide all Social Security services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The agency recommends that the residents of Puerto Rico and the USVI call the toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call Social Security\u2019s TTY number, 1-800-325-0778.\u00a0 Callers and visitors should sign up for direct deposit when they contact the agency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">General information about Social Security programs and benefits is available at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.socialsecurity.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.socialsecurity.gov<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.segurosocial.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.segurosocial.gov<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">People who have Internet service, including cellular, can\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">create their<span class=\"\">\u00a0<b class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/RIL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my\u00a0Social Security<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>account,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">a personalized online service, at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.socialsecurity.gov\/myaccount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.socialsecurity.gov\/myaccount<\/a><\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">.<b class=\"\">\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Through a\u00a0<\/span><b class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ssa.gov\/RIL\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"\">my\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Social Security<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">account, people<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0can check their personal information and conduct business with Social Security. If they already receive Social Security benefits and they need proof of their benefits, they can download their current Benefit Verification Letter from their\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Social Security will provide updated information as conditions improve.\u00a0 For up-to-date information about Social Security office closings, visit<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.socialsecurity.gov\/agency\/emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.socialsecurity.gov\/agency\/emergency\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Security Administration (SSA) has re-opened seven local offices with limited services in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the terrible destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, SSA announced Friday. 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