Keep a copy, and find the free help
Save a dated copy of your statement, and name the free places to take a benefits question.
Whether to correct a year, when to claim, and what it means for anything else you have, are questions for somebody qualified.
Free and impartial help exists — Social Security itself on 1-800-772-1213, and a benefits counselor at your Area Agency on Aging, found through the Eldercare Locator on 1-800-677-1116. This lesson finds the numbers, not what to do with them.
Key points
- Save a dated copy of your statement, or send it to somebody helping you
- Name four free places to take a benefits question
- Tell free, impartial help from somebody selling
What to remember
- Everybody on that list is free. Anybody wanting a fee is selling.
- A statement is a snapshot, not a promise.
Try this
Type ssa.gov into the address bar yourself and find the telephone number on the page. Call nobody today.
Practice: Keep a copy, and find the free help. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.