Social Security: Asked a question about how long one must be for...
A Social Security customer review by GetHuman user ~yralih from November 13th, 2017
Background on ~yralih's case
GetHuman: ~yralih - can you tell our other Social Security customers when your case took place?
~yralih: Yup. It was evening, on November 7th.
GetHuman: Did you reach out to Social Security, and if so, how?
GetHuman: And which of these common Social Security customer issues best describes the reason you wanted to talk to them?
(Shows ~yralih a list of common Social Security problems)
~yralih: "File a report" was why I was trying to call.
~yralih's review of Social Security customer service
GetHuman: So how would you sum up your experience for GetHuman's Social Security customer community? We'll censor any IDs, numbers, or codes and any inappropriate words here out of respect to the millions of other customers using this resource.
~yralih: Asked a question about how long one must be formally married before being eligible for survivor's benefits, or if a declaration of years of common law marriage would be needed & got the exasperated response,"Well, you're not gonna get that information here." Really?! Where would I go to get it, then?
GetHuman: Let's quantify your experience contacting Social Security. On a scale of 1 to 5, how easy is it go get help on a Social Security problem?
~yralih: I'd give them a four out of five for ease of finding your way to help.
GetHuman: What about quality of communication. How would you rate that on a 1 to 5 scale?
~yralih: I'd give them a three out of five on communication.
GetHuman: And what about Social Security's ability to quickly and effectively address your problem?
~yralih: For that I would say four out of five.
GetHuman: And finally- any advice for other Social Security customers?
~yralih: Call them early in the day or late. Don't forget any personal or account information you might need for Social Security to know who you are.
GetHuman: Well there you have it. Some useful feedback and words from ~yralih taken from his Social Security customer service problem that occurred on November 7th, 2017.