What Your Grandchild Can Teach You About Social Security
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast Updated: November 3, 2023
If using the internet feels like a challenge, let your grandchild be your guide. You’ll get your business done online, and they’ll be proud to have helped their grandparent. Take advantage of your grandchild’s computer skills and navigate Social Security’s website together!
Once your grandchild has explained the basics of going online, you can use our website to find information and services for everything from benefit planning, to filing online, to replacing your lost Medicare card.
Open your own personal my Social Security account for easy access to benefit estimates. Your grandchild can help you navigate to our website to set one up. You can use our Retirement Benefits page to learn if you’re eligible for benefits, eligibility requirements, payment rates, and other rules about receiving each type of benefit. And when you are ready to file for retirement or disability benefits, you can do it online! To apply for survivors benefits, you or your family will need to contact us by phone or visit an office.
Once you’re receiving benefits and have an account, you can continue to do business with us online with your personal my Social Security account. You can get a benefit verification letter, change your address or phone number, start or change direct deposit, get a replacement SSA-1099 for tax purposes, or check your benefits. In the District of Columbia and many states, you may be able to request a replacement Social Security card online. With the time you save by using our online services, you’ll have more to spend with your grandchild!
Make a date with your grandchild to visit our website together.
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Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
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Angie V.
how can I get a replacement SS card for a minor child when SS offices are closed during covid?
V.V.
Thank you for using our blog, Angie. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page for information on how to replace a Social Security card for a child. To learn more on the process and what documents you and your child will need to get a card, please visit our Learn what documents you will need to get a Social Security Card web page. If you do not want to mail in documents, which will be returned, you may need to wait for the offices to reopen. Use our Social Security Office Locator to find your local office address. We hope this helps.
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