Yes, I think the fee schedule changed on July 1, 2001. I too think the fee change of an additional $20 is absolutely outrageous. See http://www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm#_Toc517745431 for additional information. Guide to Freedom of Information Act Requests (yeah right! Freedom of information if you pay an arm and a leg for that one piece of paper.) "B. Wood / K. Hall" wrote: > COST INCREASE FOR SSDI REQUEST??? > > ALL POINTS BULLETIN > ........................................... > > To all of my friends on the LEE COUNTY WEB SITE--I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. > > As many of you have referred to the Social Security Death Index on ROOTSWEB, you probably requested a copy of your ancestors > Social Security original application . > > I have done this also, and was accustomed to the nominal charge of $7.00 per request. > > To my astonishment, please read [IN QUOTES BELOW] what I got when I had the Rootsweb automatic letter of request generator > create my request....$27.00 per request!!! > > PLEASE SOMEBODY tell me this was some kind of typo, and that the fee didn't increase from $7.00 to $27.00? > > "My understanding is that the fee is $27, when the Social Security number is provided or $29 if the Social Security number is unknown or incorrect. Enclosed is a check or money order for $7.00, made payable to the Social Security Administration. " > > comments PLEASE... > > Thanks, > > William M. Wood > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > This VALEE list is currently available for adoption! > Interested in becoming the list manager? Go here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog