Contact Social Security

The best of the 4 ways to get in touch with Social Security by GetHuman

Social Security Phone Number

800-772-1213 · Customer Service

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Social Security Live Chat

Unfortunately, Social Security does not offer live chat as a channel for customer service at this time.

Recent reasons customers contacted Social Security:

Lost benefits don't know why*... Was homeless *....thsay be w... · 19h ago

Change direct deposit**Lender social s*vurity approval letter · 19h ago

I got a phone call that said my social security number was re... · 19h ago

I need to check on my claim look at my pill update my address... · 19h ago

I need to check on an appeal check on my SSI benefits check o... · 19h ago

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Social Security contact information - compared

Above are our top recommendations for how to contact Social Security, including their top phone number and live chat options. Below you can compare and contrast the 4 ways to contact Social Security by looking at which ones are the fastest and which ones other customers recommend the most for solving Social Security customer service issues as reported to us by the 50 million or so customers that come to GetHuman each year and share their experiences. You can contact Social Security across the following mediums: Phone, Web.

Phone number / contact

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800-772-1213
Customer Service

38 mins

264

800-269-0271
Fraud Detection

2 mins

1699

Online Help
Customer Service

< 2 hrs

1832