Does Social Security contact you at 62?
Q: Does Social Security automatically contact you about starting retirement benefits when you are near age 62? A: Social Security does not do this but the agency does provide estimates and planning...
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Receiving Social Security? Have you moved?
When benefit amounts change for a person receiving either Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), a letter is sent by regular Post Office mail telling the new amount and reasons for the...
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SSA Statements – in the mail or online
Last September the Social Security Administration announced the resumption of mailed Social Security Statements. The first ones went to people of specified ages having a December birthday. Most people...
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Update – replacement 1099 for 2014
Replacement 1099’s for 2014 are now available online. The way to get one is different from past years. When a 1099 replacement was previously requested online, it was mailed to the person’s address as...
View ArticleSSA office hours to increase on March 16
Effective March 16, 2015, Social Security local offices across the nation will expand their hours. Offices will be open for an additional hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, providing...
View ArticleAmerica Saves Week 2015
America Saves Week, February 23 – 28, 2015, reminds us all to focus on the importance of saving and investing for the future. The Social Security Administration is one of many public and private...
View ArticleSocial Security Outperforms America’s Top Websites
Today’s post is mostly from the February 2015 edition of the Social Security newsletter. Read the full newsletter here. Social Security has done it again! Social Security’s websites scored higher in...
View ArticleSocial Security testimony before Congress
As reported in the February edition of the Social Security newsletter, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Carolyn W. Colvin testified twice before Congress during February. On February 11, she...
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Social Security Expands Local Office Hours Nationwide
The Social Security Administration has announced a national expansion of office hours effective today, March 16, 2015. Most local offices will now be open to the public for an additional hour. Hours...
View ArticleDisability is Social Security
I participate in a listener call-in radio show and a recent caller asked about Social Security disability. At age 53, he was found eligible for Social Security disability benefits and wanted to know...
View ArticleApril is Financial Literacy Month
April is Financial Literacy Month, a time to evaluate efforts to save, invest, and plan for your future. Planning for retirement is an essential long-term goal and a critical step on the road toward...
View ArticlePopular Baby Names for 2014 & more
Here is the Social Security press release announcing the most popular baby names of 2014 along with other information. Noah and Emma Top Social Security’s List of Most Popular Baby Names for 2014...
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Popular baby names of 2014 by state
Following up my earlier post about the popular baby names of 2014, the Social Security Administration has provided the most popular 2013 baby names by individual state. You can look up the top 100...
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A new way to replace your Medicare card online
Today a Social Security Administration press release announced that now you can replace your Medicare card through your personal my Social Security account. In the release, Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting...
View ArticleAre SSA amounts based on where you live?
Q: Do Social Security retirement amounts change based on what state you live in? A: No. Your retirement amount is based on your personal work history over many years and your age when starting...
View ArticleWhat is a typical Social Security disability amount?
Q: What is a typical Social Security disability amount? A: As of May 2015, the average monthly Social Security disability amount to a disabled worker was $1,165. This does not include benefits paid to...
View ArticleSurvivor benefits go to official widow or widower
Q: After the children were grown, my husband and I separated but remained married even though he was living with another woman for the last decade. He died recently. Can I receive Social Security...
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National my Social Security Week
Regular readers are aware of my Social Security, a way to create your own personal, pin and password secured, account to access your own Social Security information whether you receive monthly...
View ArticleCorrecting your work record
Q: I work part-time as an employee for a business and receive a W-2 for those wages plus I have separate self-employment earnings that I pay taxes on when filing my taxes each year. Only the W-2 wages...
View ArticleBad things only happen to other people
Of course you have heard the saying “Bad things only happen to other people.” However, we are all “other people” to everyone else. This brings me to the reminder that Social Security is much more than...
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