# 2026-19573: SSA Begs for Feedback on Benefit Forms: Bureaucracy Snoozefest

2026-19573, Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Social Security Administration published 2026-09-24; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19573
- As of: 2026-10-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19573
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Social Security Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60677
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

SSA Begs for Feedback on Benefit Forms: Bureaucracy Snoozefest

## Summary

The Social Security Administration wants your thoughts on some forms they use to decide benefits, including a new one. If you or someone you know applies for Social Security benefits, this affects you! They’re asking for comments by October 26, 2026, to make sure the forms are clear and not too much work to fill out.

## Effects PRIA read

- Fees to Request Earnings Statements: cost, low. If you request your Social Security earnings record using Form SSA-7050-F4, SSA charges per request: $49 for a non-certified Itemized Statement, $79 for a certified Itemized Statement, and $30 for a Certified Yearly Totals of Earnings. SSA reports annual request volumes of about 35,000 non-certifie…
- Universal Benefits Application — Easier Online Filing: benefit, medium. SSA is launching the Universal Benefits Application (UBA), a new online platform that will replace the older iClaim system and let people apply for benefits (initially the Lump-Sum Death Payment, SSA-8, and Retirement Insurance Benefits, SSA-1) through one site. UBA uses "smart pathing," pulls info…
- UBA Requires Identity Proofing via Login.gov or ID.me: cost, medium. To submit a benefits application through UBA, you must authenticate using SSA's eAccess flow that navigates to Login.gov or ID.me for identity-proofing before you can proceed. SSA will propagate the authenticated identity information into the UBA application.
- UBA Initially Limits Use to First-Party, Non-Disabled Filers: cost, medium. The initial UBA releases allow only authenticated individuals filing for their own benefits (first-party) who are non-disabled to apply through the portal; third parties are not able to access UBA at this time. SSA will roll out additional application types over time.
- MAGIC Replaces IRES for Business/Government Access: benefit, low. SSA will replace the old IRES registration with a new Management of Authorization for Government Users, Institutions, and Customers (MAGIC) system to let businesses and government entities manage access to Business Services Online (BSO) and Government Services Online (GSO). Each organization design…
- Electronic Records Express (ERE) Expands Digital Evidence Access: benefit, medium. SSA's Electronic Records Express (ERE) and ERE-Appointed Representative Services let medical providers, educational providers, and appointed representatives electronically submit and access disability claimant records and digital audio hearing recordings. SSA reports very large annual usage (for ex…

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## Sources
- [2026-19573 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19573/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request)
- [2026-19573 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19573.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-19572, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19572)
- [Next: 2026-19574, Combined Notice of Filings #1](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19574)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19573 (as of 2026-10-01).