How Retirement Benefits Are Calculated By Social Security - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · That’s the foundation the Social Security Administration uses to calculate your benefits, using a three-step process. First, Social Security adjusts your earnings for historical …
How to Set Up an Online Social Security Account - AARP
Apr 11, 2025 · Now that Social Security has mostly stopped sending out paper benefit statements, an online account is the primary way people can keep track of their retirement benefits. About …
Social Security Customer Service - AARP
Sep 9, 2024 · The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers customer service online, by phone and at field offices across the country. You can conduct most routine business, including …
How To Get A Verification Letter From Social Security - AARP
Apr 7, 2022 · Another way to get a benefit verification letter is to call Social Security at 800-772-1213 or contact your local Social Security office. Members only Local offices fully reopened in …
Who Can Collect the Social Security Death Benefit? - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · You can apply by calling the Social Security Administration at 800-772-1213 or scheduling an appointment at your local Social Security office. You may need to provide the …
Social Security Plans ‘Significant’ Staff Reductions - AARP
Feb 28, 2025 · The Social Security Administration had seen staffing shrink even before the recent announcement. SSA’s workforce had shrunk to a near-50-year low and attrition and hiring …
How To Change Your Address With Social Security - AARP
Oct 10, 2018 · You can also use My Social Security to change the phone number you have on file with the Social Security Administration (SSA). If you don't have an online account, report your …
Social Security Offers Assurances on Payments, Data - AARP
Feb 20, 2025 · The acting head of the Social Security Administration (SSA) on Feb. 19 sought to reassure older Americans that payments will continue as usual and that Department of …
Social Security When A Spouse Dies - A Guide To Survivor Benefits …
Mar 31, 2025 · If you were already receiving spousal benefits on your mate’s work record, Social Security will in most cases switch you automatically to survivor benefits when their death is …
How to Cope With Social Security's Customer Service Problems
Mar 3, 2022 · When Jim Sauer read the letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) in October 2021, he was puzzled. Because he was claiming benefits a year after his full …