Social Security (SSA)
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Is Social Security (SSA) Down Right Now?

The Social Security Administration (SSA) manages retirement benefits, disability insurance (SSDI), and SSI through the my Social Security online account portal. Check live server status, AI-detected outage signals, and community reports below.

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Our probeReachable · 106ms

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What this means
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OperationalSynthetic Check
No major incidents detected in the last 30 minutes
ssa.gov
302
HTTP Status
106ms
Latency
04:59:15
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Outage history
Outage Evidence
Synthesized from probe, status page, reports, and external signals
VerdictNo confirmed outage
Live probeHTTP 302 · 106ms · reachable · one region · multi-region Q1 2026
Official statusNot detected
User reports0 reports in last 24h
External signalsNo fresh signals from X, Reddit, news, or third-party status monitors (last 72h)
Automated source summary
Unable to gather web intelligence at this time.
No signals
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0reports / 24h
Signals behind this result3 signals observed
HTTP probe
Responded 302 in 106ms
Normal
DNS resolution
Resolved in 0ms
Normal
Response latency
106ms round-trip
Normal
Down for everyone or just you?
Down for everyone
Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident
Just you
Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN
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Social Security (SSA) Not Working? Try These Fixes

  1. 1Check SSA's system status or planned maintenance notices at ssa.gov/myaccount
  2. 2Clear your browser cache and cookies — my Social Security login sessions can expire
  3. 3Try a different browser; SSA's portal works best in Chrome or Firefox
  4. 4If you're locked out, use the 'Forgot Username/Password' option or call 800-772-1213
  5. 5Scheduled maintenance often occurs on Sunday mornings Eastern time — try again later
  6. 6For benefit verification letters or statements, try coming back during off-peak hours
  7. 7Contact SSA at 800-772-1213 (Monday–Friday, 8 AM–7 PM ET) for account-specific issues
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