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They are absolutely reused. I know this because mine was previously issued to a man who died in the late 50's.
by kolanos 2y ago
They are absolutely reused. I know this because mine was previously issued to a man who died in the late 50's.
- 13of40 2y agoI've heard people say that, but the SSA's FAQ says otherwise: "Q20: Are Social Security numbers reused after a person dies? A: No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death." https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html
- fuzzythinker 2y agoIt should be an error then, it isn't reused according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#Exhaustion_and_re-use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#Exhaust...