By AUDREY WOOD
The Provo Social Security Office will receive a new computer system during one of the busiest weeks of the year.
Although the Provo agency will be open during the week of March 30 to April 3, they will not accept claims appointments for these six days. Randy Marchant, district manager of the Provo Social Security office, said the only problem he forsees is a longer wait in line.
Marchant said the Provo office is bringing in six additional employees from other offices in the state to assist their 24-member staff during this week.
'This week is the busiest because it's one week before taxes are due. Social Security has the biggest ties with taxation because everyone over one year old needs to have a social security number. Also, recently married women need to change their name on their Social Security card so their married name will match the name on their tax records,' Marchant said.
The Provo Social Security Office is part of a three year nationwide computer upgrading project.
'We are very excited about getting new computers. This will increase our productivity because each person will be a one-stop service,' Marchant said.
The new computer system will have word processing, an inter-office addition to their social security data programs.
Marchant said it's taken the Federal Government this long to upgrade the systems because budgeting for Social Security is very tight. Social Security is the largest entity under Federal Government agencies.