Death Master File
Social Security and the Death Master File | SSAB
The Death Master File (DMF), a file extracted from the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) database of Social Security number holders, contains the death reports that SSA collects to administer its programs; the DMF has been a lightning rod for criticism for nearly a decade. 1 SSA uses the death data it receives to determine eligibility for and termination of benefit payments . However, errors in the death-reporting process cause severe disruptions to the financial lives of those who ...
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Where can I get a copy of the Death Master File? · FAQ | SSA
The National Technical Information Service distributes the Death Master File online. It contains more than 85 million records of deaths reported to Social Security from 1936 to the present.
https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02579
Death Master File - Wikipedia
The Death Master File is a computer database file made available by the United States Social Security Administration since 1980. It is known commercially as the Social Security Death Index. The file contains information about persons who had Social Security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration from 1962 to the present; or persons who died before 1962, but whose Social Security accounts were still active in 1962. As of 2018, the file contained information o
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Social Security Administration Death Master File - Verisys
the death master file, a searchable database on individuals who had social security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the social security administration (ssa), has been available since 1980 and contains some 83 million records dating back to 1962; and also includes those who died prior to 1962 who still had active social security accounts …
https://verisys.com/social-security-administration-death-master-file/
Social Security Death Master File free - SSDMF
Download entire Death Master File...or Search by Number or Search by name. This site uses the Death Master File edition of 30 November 2011. It is all public information, so don’t bother requesting removal of anything. Note: Misguided proposals to restrict the Death Master File do not seek to stop publication of existing copies already on the Internet.
https://ssdmf.info/
Quick Guide to the SSA Death Master File - ProviderTrust
The SSA stores death information on the NUMIDENT (short for “numerical identification”) – an electronic database containing SSN records assigned to each citizen since 1936. Information Found in the Death Master File The file includes the following information for each decedent (if available to the SSA): Name Date of Birth (DOB)
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UPDATED: The New Relevance of the Death Master File
The Death Master File (DMF) is a central data repository reflecting deaths across the US. It is compiled by the SSA and distributed via the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). The DMF is also known as the United States Social Security Death Index (SSDI) and is searchable database.
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Social Security Death Master File (DMF) - Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Social Security Death Master File (DMF) Frequently Asked Questions What is the Death Master File? The Death Master File (DMF) from the Social Security Administration (SSA) is a data source that contains more than 94 million records. The “file” is created from internal SSA records of deceased persons possessing social security numbers and
https://fiscal.treasury.gov/files/dnp/20170804QRCDMF_FINALv2.pdf
Data Exchange – Requesting SSA’s Death Information
We provide the Department of Commerce’s National Technical Information Service (NTIS) a public file of death information, which excludes state death records. NTIS sells the public file of death information, also known as the public Death Master File (DMF) or Limited Access DMF, to other agencies and private organizations such as banks and credit companies in accordance with the requirements of section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. If you are interested in purchasing the public ...
https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html
Home Page (LADMF)
Home Page. The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) established a certification program for those seeking access to the Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) pursuant to Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-67). Section 203 requires that NTIS charge fees sufficient to cover the costs associated with the ...
https://ladmf.ntis.gov/