UW Employment Program

September 9, 2020

Social Security Announces New Online Services Available with my Social Security Account

“Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the agency is expanding the services available with a my Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive Social Security benefits. More than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients can now access their benefit verification letter, payment history, and earnings record instantly using their online account.”

Social Security beneficiaries can also change their address and start or change direct deposit information online. People age 18 and older can sign up for an account at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. Once there, they must be able to provide information about themselves and answers to questions that only they are likely to know. After completing the secure verification process, people can create a my Social Security account with a unique user name and password to access their information.

The full press release is available online at: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/my-social-security-pr.html