2006-09-28 14:19:29 · 14 answers · asked by jayfresh_88 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
nope. At least not yet, the social security system is still fairly new so I am sure they have plenty of number combinations left.
2006-09-28 14:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-15 21:08:55 · answer #2 · answered by Geraldine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
From their website:
" Question
Are Social Security Numbers re-assigned after a person dies?
Answer
No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 420 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in the numbering system."
2006-09-28 14:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by Boodie 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
According to the SSA, SSNs are not recycled. Upon an individual's death, the number is removed from the active files and is not reused. Recycling numbers might become an issue someday, but not any time soon -- statisticians say that the nine-digit SSN allows for approximately one billion possible combinations.
2006-09-28 14:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a possible 1,000,000,000 and nearly 300,000,000 U.S. citizens living today. Therefore you would need the population to completely die 3 times to use all the numbers. So it is unlikely that they recycle the numbers, unless its an election year. j/k
2006-09-28 14:26:10 · answer #5 · answered by Brad 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that they do recycle numbers.......but there are areas in the U.S. that each number in that area will start with the same three numbers...
2006-09-28 14:23:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they don't. It would be un-ethical. Besides they probably had bad credit before they died. So its a good thing they don't. It would just cause all sorts of problems for the living who got that bad number.
2006-09-28 14:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no when the system was designed almost 60 years ago it was paseeed that ounce a person dyes the number never gets used againn its done history hons!!
2006-09-28 14:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there are enough digits that they won't have to. Even dead people have financial info that needs to be saved and kept separate so recyle would be confusing
2006-09-28 14:21:03 · answer #9 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no thay dont use the number again,its sent on to the fbi data file,
2006-09-28 14:21:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋