Introduction to the Social Security Agency

The Social Security Agency’s (SSA) main business is to:

assess and pay social security benefits accurately and securely;
give advice and information about these benefits;
support people by helping them move closer to work;
process benefit reviews and appeals;
prevent and detect benefit fraud, prosecute offenders and recover any benefit which has been paid incorrectly;
recover benefit which has been paid in compensation cases;
assess people’s financial circumstances if they are applying for legal aid; and
provide services to clients in Great Britain on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Agency delivers its services to:

Why not visit the following popular pages?

Find out about social security benefits in the A to Z of Benefits.
Claim services and benefits online
Disability Living Allowance (adult) | ·Disability Living Allowance (child) | ·Attendance Allowance |·Child maintenance
Claim your State Pension online
Report a change of circumstances that may affect your benefits
Find out if you are getting your full benefit entitlement
Get benefit publications from the Forms area or the Leaflets area
Find our office contact details on the A to Z of Social Security Agency offices page