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National Social Security Month Shines a Light on Our Online Services

April 5, 2018 • By

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woman sitting by fireplace on her laptop In April, we celebrate National Social Security Month, and highlight our agency’s mission and purpose. We’re with you throughout life’s journey — from birth, to marriage, and into retirement — and we’re always searching for ways to give you easy and secure access to everything we offer.

We are constantly expanding our online services to give you freedom and control in how you wish to conduct business with us. Our online services help you plan for the future and keep you in control of your benefits. You can go online to:

  1. Find out if you qualify for benefits.
  2. Use our benefit planners to help you better understand your Social Security protection.
  3. Estimate your future retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future.
  4. Retire online, or apply for Medicare quickly and easily.
  5. Open your personal my Social Security account. Your personal account is the most powerful tool to help you stay in control of your Social Security record. If you don’t receive benefits yet, you can:
    • Get your Social Security Statement to review your earnings, make sure they’re recorded correctly.
    • Get a benefit verification letter to prove you don’t receive Social Security benefits or that you applied but haven’t received an answer yet.
    • Request a replacement Social Security card if you meet certain requirements.
    • Check the status of your application or appeal a decision.

If you receive benefits, you can:

  1. Change your address and phone number.
  2. Get a benefit verification letter to prove you receive Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Medicare.
  3. Start deposits or change your direct deposit information at any time.
  4. Get a replacement Medicare card.
  5. Get a replacement Benefit Statement (SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S) for tax purposes.

Do you own a business? You can also use our Business Services Online suite to report employee wages and verify names and Social Security numbers for W-2s.

Join us and celebrate National Social Security Month by seeing everything you can do online!

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Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications

Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications

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Comments

  1. Lorraine G.

    how do I increase the amount if federal tax taken out if my check

  2. Brenda S.

    I have an account but it won’t open. I tried to set up a new account..need to change my address. Asked for a activation code you sent me which I never received.

  3. Bharti M.

    Is my ssi monthly benefit for the month of April 2018 is sent to my chase bank direct deposit?
    Thanks
    Bharti Mehta

  4. Charlotte S.

    I need to make an appointment to see about getting help with home repair of and for ramps along with other misc. issues for present needs and following upcoming surgeries. Haven’t been able to get through to make one. The office closest to me is the Valrico, FL office. Can you help me with this? Thank you so much.

  5. Neal J.

    This is the 4th year I have made this attempt to re open my account and the 4th year I have received the same bullshit run around. I know my fathers middle name and it was indeed, Wesley, my first car was a 1950 Plymouth Convertible and I was in my home in Porterville watching the attack on the twin towers on 9/11. Those must be the answers I gave, they are the only ones I have. If you cannot rectify this problem please advise me who I can contact that is willing to do their job in your organization so I can contact them!

    • Paul H.

      Neal, it is BS when SSA continues to use Experian to validate our information. If you block Experian, you cannot set up an online account. Talk about collusion.

  6. gary g.

    My tax accountant said that I need to withhold money from social security this year or I will be penalize. What should I do? If i need to withhold money how much should I withhold?

  7. Marylou R.

    I thought we were going to receive new cards that do not have our SS numbers on them. when can I expect to receive a new card?

  8. Debra M.

    I retired early last year. I am a widow and was planning on applying for benefits from my late husbands social security at age 59 1/2. Has the age for applying been changed to 62?

  9. Mary A.

    We need a raise

  10. Mary A.

    I’d like to request a raise. Unlike the senators/congressmen, I’d be able to live on $175,000 a year if given the opportunity. Give them our checks and see how they would live.

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