It was recently announced that social security statements will now be available online at socialsecurity.gov. This new feature allows users to access their earnings and benefit information in a secure and convenient way through Statement.
The online Statement provides workers an easily accessible way to determine whether their earnings are accurately posted to their Social Security records. In addition to helping with financial planning, this feature is important as Social Security benefits are based on average earnings over a person’s lifetime. If the earnings information is not accurate, the person may not receive all the benefits to which he or she is entitled.
To get started, people age 18 and older must be able to provide information about themselves that matches information already on file with Social Security. The information is verified by Experian, an external authentication service provider. Once verified, users can create a “My Social Security” account with a unique user name and password to access their online Statement. Users are also able to access additional information about retirement, disability and Medicare through the system.
In February 2012, Social Security resumed mailing paper Statements to workers age 60 and older if they are not already receiving Social Security benefits. Later this year, the agency plans to mail paper Statements to workers in the year they reach age 25.
For more information about the new online Statement, please go to www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement.
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