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This calculator estimates your monthly Social Security retirement benefits based on your earnings history and the age when you start to claim benefits.
My Social Security is an online service provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows you to review your earnings history, check current or future benefits, and access many other Social Security services. You must be at least 18 years old and have a Social Security number and a valid email address to create an account.
Learn how to open a My Social Security online account to access your benefits, statements and more. AARP offers tips and guidance for onlineportal users.
You can simultaneously sign up for spousal or survivor benefits and your own retirement payment. However, Social Security will not combine the benefits together.
Yes. If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) you can have a savings account. However, there could be limits on how much you can have in it, depending on which type of disability benefit you collect.
Even if you’ve already claimed your benefits, Social Security annually recalculates this average, factoring in any new income from work. If your current earnings fall into your top 35 earning years, your monthly average will rise, and so could your benefit. Continuing to work may have a benefit downside if you claimed Social Security early.
If you made a My Social Security account with a username, that option will change this year. Login.gov and ID.me accounts will remain the same.
You will have to file an application to switch from survivor benefits on a late spouse’s work record to retirement benefits on your own record. You should apply four months before you want your retirement benefit to start. You can file the application with a Social Security representative, either by telephone at 800-772-1213 or at your local ...
If your mate isn’t yet on Social Security, you can claim your retirement benefit at 62 (or later) and switch to spousal benefits when they do file.
The Social Security Administration does not recognize power of attorney as conferring authority to manage another person’s benefits. Nor is it sufficient to have your name on your mother’s bank account or be her authorized representative. To manage a parent’s Social Security, you have to be appointed a representative payee by Social Security.