I have just received the following from a mailing list in New York that I have signed on to. I thought this should be information that I had best pass on to our members. "The SSA is raising their price for a copy of an application for a SS Number from $7.000 to $27.00 - effective July 1, 2001. The form to obtain a copy of the application for a SS number is SS-5 - Original Application for a SS number." If you are sitting on some applications for the SS number of your ancestors, this week would be the time to get your request postmarked.