Kent Social Security office planning move to Kent Station

On Monday, Nov. 22, the Kent Social Security Office will move to 321 Ramsay Way, Suite 401, in the Kent Station Shopping Complex. Mark Young, Kent District Manager, said the move into the new space was to meet the demands of the growing population in the South King County area.

  • BY Wire Service
  • Friday, November 12, 2010 8:57pm
  • News

On Monday, Nov. 22, the Kent Social Security Office will move to 321 Ramsay Way, Suite 401, in the Kent Station Shopping Complex.

Mark Young, Kent District Manager, said the move into the new space was to meet the demands of the growing population in the South King County area.

The office previously was located at 1019 West James Street in Kent, where it had been for about 12 years. Young said the office is currently serving more than 250 people per day and outgrew the West James location over the last few years.

The new space has an enlarged reception area, allows added privacy, and provides additional parking for customers, he said.

Young also indicated that, in addition to providing more space, the new office is in a more convenient location with a bus hub and the Sounder across the street.

Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the busiest times when the doors first open and during the noon hour, Young said. The general phone number for the Kent office is (866) 931-7671. In addition, SSA’s toll-free number, (800) 772-1213, is available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Young said much of the public’s business such as filing for retirement or disability benefits, changing address, updating direct-deposit information and applying for a new Medicare card, can be conducted online at www.socialsecurity.gov. He added that more than 40 percent of people in the Northwest file online for retirement benefits and on average, it takes only 15 minutes.




Talk to us

Please share your story tips by emailing editor@kentreporter.com.

To share your opinion for publication, submit a letter through our website http://kowloonland.com.hk/?big=submit-letter/. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) Please keep letters to 300 words or less.

More in News

t
Sound Transit light rail stations in Kent closer to completion | Photos

Vehicle testing begins as agency eyes spring 2026 opening of Federal Way Link extension

t
Kent Police bust four people for DUI on New Year’s Day

Officers arrest drivers between 1 and 5 a.m. during extra patrols following New Year’s Eve

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO
Three men charged in 2023 Kent murder of 48-year-old woman

Recent witness information identifying men help lead to charges in July 2023 shooting

FILE PHOTO, Bailey Jo Josie, Sound Publishing
Chase Wilcoxson, father to Matilda, 13, and Eloise,12, places a family photo at the roadside memorial dedicated to his daughters, Buster Brown, 12, and Andrea Hudson, 38, killed in a March 19 crash.
Year in review: Kent’s top stories of 2024

A month-by-month look at several of the headlining stories.

t
Kent Reporter’s most viewed web stories of 2024

Second fatal shooting of Kent-Meridian student in three days leads the list

t
Kent man pleads guilty to attempted luring of 6-year-old girl

Prosecutors initially filed second-degree attempted kidnapping charge in July case

t
Man charged with tagging Kent water tower faces nine other cases

Kyle A. McLaughlin pleads not guilty in two cases but Kent arraignment and other cases continued

t
Vandalism at Islamic Center in Kent causes concern about potential hate crime

Man throws objects through windows at Islamic Center of Federal Way mosque before speeding off in pickup

t
Kent receives $1.1M grant for Pacific Highway pedestrian crossing

Federal funds will pay for safety improvements near South 246th Street

t
Kent-based Toys for Joy program provides for 1,500 children

Puget Sound Fire collects more than 6,000 toys and stocking stuffers from community donations

t
Kent Police Detective Ford retires after 29 years with department

Helped solve 44-year-old cold case murder in 2024

t
Kent’s Lower Russell Levee project receives John Spellman Award

City, King County Flood District and other partners recognized for historic preservation