The Social Security Act is often considered part of President Franklin Roosevelt's "Second New Deal" because it was one of the President's programs enacted between 1935 and 1936 with the purpose of making governmental reforms that would provide relief to those most in need in the mid of the Great Depression.
The Social Security Act (1935) first aimed to provide relief to retirees aged 65 and older by giving financial benefits. It was later extended to give financial assistance to elderly, disabled, dependents, unemployed and others disadvantaged Americans.