SSA · 2024 Annual Report
Social Security Administration
Requests Received
12,582
11,354 processed
Grant Rate
67%
5,470 full + 2,083 partial
Simple / Complex
13d / 89d
avg days to respond
Backlog
608
was 251 last year
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Request Backlog
608 backlogged
+142% vs last year (was 251).
Grant Rate
67%
5,470 full grants, 2,083 partial grants out of 11,354 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
13 days avg
Median 12 days · Range N/A–178 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
89 days avg
Median 43 days · Range N/A–756 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
70%
306 fully reversed + 283 partial reversals out of 839 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
10%
1,111 of 11,354 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
12,582 received
+24% vs prior year (10,130 received last year).
Processing Cost
$3,229,480
$284 per request processed. Staff: 32 FTE. Fees collected: $544,362.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://foia.ssa.govPhone
410-965-1727
Mailing address
6401 Security Boulevard
G401 West High Rise
Baltimore, MD 21235
Reading room
https://www.ssa.gov/foia/readingroom.htmlFOIA page
http://www.ssa.gov/foia/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$3,229,480
Staff (FTE)
32
Fees Collected
$544,362
Appeals (2024)
Received
911
Affirmed (denied)
127
Reversed (granted)
306
Partial reversal
283
Data from Social Security Administration FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.