Apply for Benefits
- Apply for Social Security retirement/spouse’s benefits: www.socialsecurity.gov/applyforbenefits
- Apply for Social Security disability benefits: www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability
- Apply for Medicare: www.socialsecurity.gov/medicareonly
- Apply for Extra Help with your Medicare prescription drug costs: www.socialsecurity.gov/i1020
Estimate your Future Benefits
- Create a my Social Security account to get your Social Security Statement: www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount
- Check your earnings record; and
- See estimates of your potential benefit amounts.
- Get your retirement benefit estimate: www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator
- Use our benefit planners to calculate your retirement, disability, and survivors benefits: www.socialsecurity.gov/planners
If you get Benefits
- Create a my Social Security account and: www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount
- Get your benefit verification letter;
- Check your benefit and payment information and your earnings record;
- Change your address and phone number;
- Start or change direct deposit of your benefit payment; and
- Get a replacement SSA-1099/1042S.
- Get a replacement Medicare card: www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount
You may be able to use your free my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount to request a replacement Social Security card online, as long as you live in one of the participating states or the District of Columbia, are not requesting a name change or any other change to your card, and you meet other requirements.
Find answers to frequently asked questions at
www.socialsecurity.gov/faq