Social Security

• Apply for Social Security retirement or spouse's benefits or return to a saved application.
• Apply for Social Security disability benefits (includes the Adult Disability Report) or return to a saved application.
  
  Note: If you want to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), please read "How Do I Apply For SSI?"
• Begin or continue the Adult Disability Report.
  When you apply for any type of disability benefits, we need information about your medical, work, and education history to help us decide if you are disabled.
• Apply for extra help with your Medicare prescription drug costs.
• Apply for Medicare benefits or return to a saved application.
• Check your application status.
  If you applied for Social Security benefits, you can check the status of your application online. (Not available for SSI)

You can create a my Social Security account with us and view your Social Security Statement online at any time.
Extra Hours: This service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET and on holidays from 5 AM - 1 AM ET.

• Appeal our recent medical decision about your disability claim
• Continue an appeal you already started
• Find out about
  • Your Right To Question The Decision Made On Your Claim
  • Your Right To Question The Decision Made On Your SSI Claim

• Find out what benefits you can apply for
  Use our screening tool to help identify all the different Social Security programs for which you may be eligible. (Available anytime)
• Find out if you can get extra help with your Medicare prescription drug costs.

• Use our Retirement Estimator for a retirement estimate based on real time access to your earnings record.
  (The secure log-in requires your name, Social Security number, date & place of birth and mother's maiden name.)
• Find your full retirement age. (Available anytime.)
• Use our benefit planners to calculate your retirement, disability and survivors benefits. (Available anytime.)
• You can view your Social Security Statement online by creating an account and signing in with us.
  Extra Hours: This service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET and on holidays from 5 AM - 1 AM ET.
• Block online and automated telephone access to your personal information.
  Extra Hours: Service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET

• Create a my Social Security account to:
• Get your benefit verification letter (includes Medicare and SSI);
• Check your information, benefits, and earnings record;
• Change your address and telephone number; and
• Start or change your direct deposit.  
• You do not need a my Social Security account to:
  • Get a replacement Medicare Card.
  • Get a Form 1099/1042 -- Social Security Benefit Statement.
    Replace the lost, damaged, or missing tax summary of your Social Security benefits for 2012. (Not available for SSI).
  • Select or change the way you receive information from Social Security if you are blind or visually impaired.
  • Block electronic and automated telephone access to your personal information.
    Extra Hours: Service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET

• Create a my Social Security account to:
• Get your benefit verification letter (includes Social Security and Medicare) and
• Check your information, benefits, and earnings record.  
• You do not need a my Social Security account to:
  • Get a replacement Medicare Card;
  • Select or change the way you receive information from Social Security if you are blind or visually impaired; and
  • Block electronic and automated telephone access to your personal information.
    Extra Hours: This service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET

You may want to block access if you have been a victim of domestic violence or identity theft. [More Information]

• Use Business Services Online to report wages and use our other online services for businesses.
  Extra Hours: Services available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET
• Verify Social Security numbers.
  Extra Hours: Service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET
• Use Government to Government Services Online.
  Extra Hours: Services available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET
• Submit health or school records related to disability claims using Electronic Records Express.
  Extra Hours: This service is available all day
    Monday (except 1:30 AM - 3:30 AM ET),
    Tuesday - Sunday (except 1:30 AM - 2:30 AM ET)
  Note: The hours of operation do not change on holidays.
• Select or change the way you receive information from Social Security if you are a Representative Payee and you are blind or visually impaired.
• File a Representative Payee Accounting Report.
  Extra Hours: Service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM ET