Social Security
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Social Security is a U.S. federal program that provides retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits funded primarily through payroll taxes.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2955029 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Social Security Context triple: [United States Senate Committee on Finance, hasJurisdictionOver, Social Security]
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A.
Social Security retirement benefits
Social Security retirement benefits are monthly payments from the U.S. Social Security program that provide income to eligible workers and their dependents after the worker retires, based on their prior earnings and work history.
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B.
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is an independent U.S. government agency that oversees and delivers retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits to eligible individuals.
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C.
Supplemental Security Income
Supplemental Security Income is a U.S. federal needs-based program that provides monthly cash benefits to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled.
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D.
Social Security Board
The Social Security Board was the federal agency originally established to administer and oversee the United States' Social Security program, including the registration of workers and the distribution of benefits.
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E.
Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Disability Insurance is a U.S. federal program that provides monthly income benefits to eligible workers who become disabled and can no longer engage in substantial gainful employment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Social Security Target entity description: Social Security is a U.S. federal program that provides retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits funded primarily through payroll taxes.
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A.
Social Security retirement benefits
Social Security retirement benefits are monthly payments from the U.S. Social Security program that provide income to eligible workers and their dependents after the worker retires, based on their prior earnings and work history.
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B.
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is an independent U.S. government agency that oversees and delivers retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits to eligible individuals.
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C.
Supplemental Security Income
Supplemental Security Income is a U.S. federal needs-based program that provides monthly cash benefits to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled.
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D.
Social Security Board
The Social Security Board was the federal agency originally established to administer and oversee the United States' Social Security program, including the registration of workers and the distribution of benefits.
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E.
Social Security Disability Insurance
Social Security Disability Insurance is a U.S. federal program that provides monthly income benefits to eligible workers who become disabled and can no longer engage in substantial gainful employment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
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social insurance program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OASDI ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Commissioner of Social Security
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Social Security Administration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to:
Social Security
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| benefitFormulaBasedOn | average indexed monthly earnings ⓘ |
| benefitsIndexedTo | Consumer Price Index ⓘ |
| benefitStartAge | 62 for early retirement benefits ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredPopulation | most U.S. workers ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
age requirement
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disability status ⓘ relationship to insured worker ⓘ work history with covered earnings ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1935-08-14 ⓘ |
| financingMechanism | pay-as-you-go ⓘ |
| fullRetirementAgeRange | 65 to 67 depending on birth year ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax
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Self-Employment Contributions Act tax ⓘ payroll taxes ⓘ |
| governingAgencyType | independent agency of the U.S. federal government ⓘ |
| hasComponentProgram |
Disability Insurance
ⓘ
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance ⓘ
linked to:
Social Security retirement benefits
Supplemental Security Income ⓘ |
| hasTrustFund |
Disability Insurance Trust Fund
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linked to:
Social Security Disability Insurance
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund ⓘ
linked to:
Social Security Trust Funds
|
| impact | primary source of income for many retired Americans ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Social Security Act of 1935 ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Social Security Board of Trustees ⓘ |
| oversightBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyDebateTopic |
benefit formula changes
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long-term solvency ⓘ payroll tax rate changes ⓘ retirement age increases ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
income protection for disabled workers
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income security for older Americans ⓘ income support for survivors of deceased workers ⓘ |
| providesBenefitType |
dependent benefits
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disability benefits ⓘ retirement benefits ⓘ spousal benefits ⓘ survivors benefits ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Medicare ⓘ |
| signedIntoLawBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| subjectTo | annual cost-of-living adjustment ⓘ |
| taxType | regressive payroll tax with wage cap ⓘ |
| usesConcept | Social Security number ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Social Security Description of subject: Social Security is a U.S. federal program that provides retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits funded primarily through payroll taxes.
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
Title II of the Social Security Act
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governsProgram
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
subject linked to:
Title 20
linked to: Social Security
subject linked to:
Title 20
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
Social Security Amendments of 1961
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appliesToProgram
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
Federal Employees’ Retirement System
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includesSocialInsurance
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
Civil Service Retirement System
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benefitCoordinationWith
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Social Security (for CSRS Offset employees)
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linked to: Social Security
subject linked to:
The Meaning of Social Security (mural)
subject linked to:
The Meaning of Social Security (mural)
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
Social Security Amendments of 1994
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appliesToProgram
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
Social Security Amendments of 1956
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appliesToProgram
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
Social Security Amendments of 1983
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affectsProgram
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
Social Security Amendments of 1977
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affectsProgram
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Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
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linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security
linked to: Social Security