Accessing “my Social Security”

Last month, Social Security launched a new service for my Social Security account holders where the public can check on the status of an application for benefits or an appeal filed with us.

This new addition to the Social Security suite of services will provide detailed information about retirement, disability, survivors, Medicare, and Supplemental Security Income claims and appeals filed either online at socialsecurity.gov or with a Social Security employee.

The service will provide important information about your claim or appeal, including:

Date of filing;

• Current claim location;
• Scheduled hearing date and time;
• Re-entry numbers for incomplete applications;
• Servicing office location; and
• Claim or appeal decision.

Customers can still check the status of their benefit applications by phone, by calling (800) 772-1213, and providing the confirmation number they received when they filed their claim.

Providing customers with more claim status information helps the department meet their goal of delivering innovative, quality services to you and helping secure today and tomorrow.

For more information about how to open an account, please visit: www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. If you have any questions, email oea.net.post@ssa.gov. Please help us spread the word.