Social Security Online’s name and look reinforce the Agency’s commitment to providing everyone with choices in ways of conducting business with SSA. Social Security Online continues to offer a variety of online services that allow people to access information and conduct business with SSA from the convenience of their computers at any time. Some examples are:

• Social Security Benefit Application – www.socialsecurity.gov/applyforbenefits -- Filing for retirement, spouse’s and disability benefits online can save individuals significant time and effort.

• Benefits Planner – www.socialsecurity.gov/planners -- The online Benefits Planner contains a Retirement Planner, Disability Planner and Survivors Planner with valuable information about retirement, disability and survivors benefits and factors that can affect them.

• Social Security eNews – www.socialsecurity.gov/enews -- eNews is an electronic newsletter available free to subscribers through SSA’s Internet site.

• Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (B.E.S.T.) – www.socialsecurity.gov/best – B.E.S.T. is a tool that anyone can use to find out if they may be eligible for benefits from any of the programs that SSA administers.
• Medicare Card Replacement – www.socialsecurity.gov/medicarecard -- Medicare beneficiaries can apply for Medicare replacement cards on the Internet.

• Benefit Verification Statement – www.socialsecurity.gov/beve -- A convenient online service for people who get Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits who may need to request a letter from Social Security stating the amount of their benefits or other information to show to another agency to obtain services or other benefits.

• Request a Replacement Form SSA-1099, Social Security Benefit Statement – www.socialsecurity.gov/1099 -- People who are receiving Social Security benefits can request a replacement form SSA-1099 online for a summary of their last year’s Social Security benefit payments.

• Business Services Online (BSO) – www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm -- BSO consists of a suite of services to help companies to conduct business with SSA.

• Social Security Office Locator – www.socialsecurity.gov/locator -- A service to locate the nearest SSA office based on a person’s ZIP code.

• Social Security Online For Women – www.socialsecurity.gov/women -- For Women provides basic Social Security program information on retirement, survivors, disability and SSI benefits pertinent to women.

• Multilanguage Gateway – www.socialsecurity.gov/multilanguage -- A site providing information online in 15 different languages, including useful information about Social Security programs and SSA’s interpreter service.

• The Work Site – www.socialsecurity.gov/work -- The site contains important information and support for disability beneficiaries, employers, service providers, advocates and others whose goal is to help those persons with disabilities work.

• Seguro Social en Español -- www.socialsecurity.gov/espanol -- A comprehensive site providing valuable Social Security information and services all in Spanish.

• The Kids Pages – www.socialsecurity.gov/kids -- Social Security’s Kids & Family site is designed specifically for young children, teens and their parents and teachers, providing interactive games and tools to help them learn about Social Security.

• History Page – www.socialsecurity.gov/history -- It would be hard to find in one location a more complete history of SSA and the programs it administers.