Social Security has Online Services

Social Security has launched enhanced online services on their website. Known as Social Security Online the website lets you do the following tasks online:

* Apply for Social Security retirement or spouse’s benefits
Note: If you’re an Advocate, Attorney or Third Party Representative, we need additional information from you on the application.
* Apply for Social Security disability benefits (includes the Adult Disability Report).
Note: If you’re an Advocate, Attorney or Third Party Representative, we need additional information from you on the application.

Begin or continue the Adult Disability and Work History 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.
* Check the status of your online application.
If you applied online for Social Security Retirement, Spouse’s, or Disability benefits you can check the status of your application.
* Appeal our recent medical decision about your disability claim or continue the appeal you already started.

Do you qualify for benefits?

* 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.
* Find out if you can get extra help with your Medicare prescription drug costs.

Estimate your future benefits

* Use our benefit planners to calculate your retirement, disability and survivors benefits. (You can do this any time.)
* Request a Social Security Statement
Get your personal earnings report and benefit estimates by mail.
This service is available (Eastern Time):
Weekdays – All Day (except 2 AM – 3 AM),
Saturday 5 AM – 11 PM,
Sunday 8 AM – 10 PM,
Holidays 5 AM – 11 PM.

If you get benefits, you can

* Change your address or telephone number.
* Get a replacement Medicare Card.
* Request a Proof of Income letter.
Get a letter that verifies your Social Security benefit information.
* Get a Form 1099/1042S — Social Security Benefit Statement. (Available February 1, 2008.)
Replace the lost, damaged, or missing tax summary of your Social Security benefits for 2007. (not available for SSI).
* Get a password when:

o You want password access to information about your benefits.

o You lost, forgot, or do not have your password or password request code.

o Your password request code has expired.
* Block online and automated telephone access to your personal information.

If you have a password, you can

* Check your information and benefits.
See the contact, direct deposit, Medicare and payment information we have on file for you.
* Change your address or telephone number.
* Start or change direct deposit.
* Choose your password.
If you received a letter from us about password services, you can choose your password or block access to your personal information.
* Change your password.

Other things you can do online

Find out if you qualify for …

* Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or other benefits
* Extra help with your Medicare prescription drug costs

Estimate your future benefits

Request a Social Security Statement if you get benefits …

* Change your address/phone number
* Get a replacement Medicare Card

Source: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices/