Alert
Due to scheduled systems maintenance, some of our Online Claims & Services applications will not be available from:
- 11:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Friday, February 15 until 5:00 AM on Saturday, February 16.
- 11:00 PM on Saturday, February 16 until 5:00 AM on Monday, February 18.
You will still be able to use our Retirement Planner, find your full retirement age and check employment opportunities when our other services are not available.
We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to use all our online services on Saturday and after 5 AM on Monday.
List of Services
- 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)
Get your Social Security Statement
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.
Find out if 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. (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
If you get Social Security benefits you can...
- 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
If you get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits you can...
- 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
Block electronic access to your 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]
If you received benefits and created a password before January 7, 2013
ALERT
We have upgraded our password services.
You need a my Social Security account to use our upgraded services. As soon as you create a my Social Security account and establish a new password, you can still:
- Get your benefit verification letter;
- Check your information, benefits and earnings record;
- Change your address and telephone number; and
- Start or change your direct deposit.
Note: You do not need your old password to create a my Social Security account.
Services for businesses, governments, payees and third parties
- 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
Hours of Operation
- Weekdays 5 AM - 1 AM Eastern Time (ET)
- Saturday 5 AM - 11 PM ET
- Sunday 8 AM - 10 PM ET
Holidays (5 AM - 11 PM ET)
- New Year's Day (01/01/13)
- Independence Day (07/04/13)
- Thanksgiving Day (11/28/13)
- Christmas Day (12/25/13)
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Note: This service is available on Sunday until 11:30 PM. It is only available from 5 AM - 11 PM ET on holidays.