Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that individuals have a statutorily granted property right in Social Security benefits, and the termination of such benefits implicates due process but does not require a pre-termination hearing.

Determining the constitutional sufficiency of administrative procedures, prior to the initial termination of benefits and pending review, requires consideration of three factors: The Court determined that Social Security benefits are a statutorily-created property right and so implicate due process.

[2] However, after balancing the three factors, the Court ruled that the administrative procedures in place were constitutional and held that termination of Social Security benefits does not require a pre-termination hearing.

The Social Security Administration terminated Eldridge's benefits by its normal procedures.

The Supreme Court reversed and held that pre-termination hearing was not required.