My Account
From a
Social Security press release:
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the agency is expanding the services available with a my Social Security
account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning
in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive
Social Security benefits. More than 60 million Social Security
beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can now
access their benefit verification letter, payment history, and
earnings record instantly using their online account. Social Security
beneficiaries also can change their address and start or change direct
deposit information online. ...
Social Security beneficiaries and SSI recipients with a my Social Security
account can go online and get an official benefit verification letter
instantly. The benefit verification letter serves as proof of income
to secure loans, mortgages and other housing, and state or local
benefits. Additionally, people use the letter to prove current
Medicare health insurance coverage, retirement or disability status,
and age. People can print or save a customized letter.
Social Security processed nearly nine million requests
for benefit verification letters in the past year. This new online
service allows people to conduct business with Social Security without
having to visit an office or make a phone call, and very often wait for
a letter to arrive in the mail. It also will reduce the time spent
by employees completing these requests and free them to focus on other
workloads.
People age 18 and older can sign up for an account at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
Once there, they must be able to provide information about themselves
and answers to questions that only they are likely to know. After
completing the secure verification process, people can create a my Social Security account with a unique user name and password to access their information.
People age 18 and older who are not receiving benefits can sign up for a my Social Security account to get a personalized online Social Security Statement. The online Statement
provides eligible workers with secure and convenient access to their
Social Security earnings and benefit information, and estimates of
future benefits they can use to plan for their retirement. In
addition, the portal also includes links to information about other
online services, such as applications for retirement, disability and
Medicare.
2 comments:
According to information i received(i'm a beneficiary)notices will be added in the future.
You can now get online a benefit verification letter through a "my Social Security" account. SSA-1099s will be added in the future.
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