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- How to Set Up an Online Social Security Account - AARP
Now that Social Security has mostly stopped sending out paper benefit statements, an online account is the primary way people can keep track of their retirement benefits About 86 million people have established My Social Security accounts, according to the SSA
- Social Security Customer Service - AARP
The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers customer service online, by phone and at field offices across the country You can conduct most routine business, including applying for benefits and filing appeals, at the Social Security website or by calling the SSA’s national customer service line (800-772-1213)
- How Retirement Benefits Are Calculated By Social Security - AARP
That’s the foundation the Social Security Administration uses to calculate your benefits, using a three-step process First, Social Security adjusts your earnings for historical changes in U S wages, takes your 35 best-paid years and produces what it calls your average indexed monthly earnings (AIME)
- How To Get A Verification Letter From Social Security - AARP
Another way to get a benefit verification letter is to call Social Security at 800-772-1213 or contact your local Social Security office Members only Local offices fully reopened in April 2022 after being closed to walk-in traffic for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic , but Social Security recommends calling in advance and
- Who Can Collect the Social Security Death Benefit? - AARP
You can apply by calling the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 or scheduling an appointment at your local Social Security office You may need to provide the late worker’s birth and death certificates and other documents
- 10 Facts About Social Security Benefits for Survivors - AARP
Social Security was conceived as a guaranteed retirement benefit for America’s workers, but it quickly grew to provide for their families as well Four years after the program’s inception in 1935, President Franklin D Roosevelt signed legislation extending benefits to deceased workers’ wives (it was 1939, after all), minor children and
- SSA to Withhold Benefits to Recoup Overpayments - AARP
The Social Security Administration (SSA) doesn’t make payment errors often — less than 1 percent of the time, according to agency data But when it does pay a beneficiary more than they’re entitled to receive, the SSA is legally required to get the money back
- How To Change Your Address With Social Security - AARP
You can also use My Social Security to change the phone number you have on file with the Social Security Administration (SSA) If you don't have an online account, report your new address or contact information by calling the SSA's national customer service line (800-772-1213) or calling or visiting your local Social Security office
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