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Sequential numbers assigned to members of the same family are causing problems.
More than one person is assigned or using the same number.
A victim of identity theft, who has attempted to fix problems resulting from the misuse but continues to be disadvantaged by using the original number.
There is a situation of harassment, abuse or life endangerment.
An individual has religious or cultural objections to certain numbers or digits in the original number. (We require written documentation in support of the objection from a religious group with which the number holder has an established relationship.) To request a different Social Security number, contact your local Social Security office for an in-person appointment.
https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02220
This is actually a horrible implementation though, because they just tie your new number to your old number. They don’t invalidate your old number at all. So now you have two SSNs that can be used to steal your identity.
I don't know if that is actually the case or not, but regardless, yeah, it's overall a pretty bad system.