| Forms of Assistance You Can Apply for Online |
[
Expand All ]
[
Collapse All ] |
|
Social Security Administration (SSA) Change of Address
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security provides retirement, disability, family and survivors benefits to workers and their dependents if they meet certain requirements. If you are already receiving Social Security benefits you may change your address with them.
General Program Requirements
This online assistance is available if you receive Social Security benefits and want to change your mailing address.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
If you want to know about other options for completing this request, you may visit Social Security's website at:
http://www.ssa.gov/coa/
Or call:
1-800-772-1213
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, call the following toll-free "TTY" number; representatives are available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.:
1-800-325-0778
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
| Forms of Assistance without Online Applications |
|
|
Social Security Child's Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Child's Insurance Benefits are paid to a worker's biological child, adopted child or dependent stepchild. In some cases, the child also could be eligible for benefits based on his or her grandparents' or step-grandparents' earnings. To receive this benefit, a child must have the following:
- Parent(s) who is disabled or retired and entitled to Social Security benefits, or
- Parent who died after having worked long enough in a job where he or she paid Social Security taxes.
The child must also meet the following requirements:
- Unmarried
- Younger than 18 years old, or
- Must be 18-19 years old and a full-time student (no higher than grade 12), or 18 years old or older and disabled (the disability must have started before age 22).
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits are paid to people who meet the following requirements:
- Have earned enough Social Security credits
- Are unable to work because of a disability that has lasted or will last for at least 12 months or end in death.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
To view SSA's publication "Understanding the Benefits", visit:
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10024.html
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Disabled Surviving Divorced Spouse Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Disabled Surviving Divorced Spouse Benefits are paid to the disabled surviving divorced spouse of a worker who had earned enough Social Security credits.
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be divorced from a deceased spouse and meet the following requirements:
- Be at least age 50 but not yet age 60
- Have been married at least 10 years before the date the divorce became final
- Meet the disability related requirements
- Be unmarried, unless the marriage can be disregarded
- Not receiving a higher Social Security retirement benefit based on your own work.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
To review the Adult Listing of Impairments, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Disabled Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Disabled Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits are paid to the disabled widow or widower of a deceased worker who had earned enough Social Security credits.
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least age 50, but not yet age 60
- Have been married to the deceased spouse for not less than nine months immediately prior to the day in which the deceased spouse died, unless an exception applies
- Be unmarried, unless the marriage can be disregarded
- Not receive a higher Social Security retirement benefit based on your own work.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
To review the Adult Listing of Impairments, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/professionals/bluebook
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Divorced Spouse Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Divorced Spouse Benefits are paid to divorced spouses of workers who are receiving (or are eligible to receive) Social Security benefits.
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 62 years old and not currently married
- Be divorced from a person who receives Social Security retirement or disability benefits
- Have been married to that person for at least 10 years before the date the divorce became final
- Not be getting a higher Social Security retirement benefit based on your own work.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Independently Entitled Divorced Spouse's Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Independently Entitled Divorced Spouse's Benefits are paid to divorced spouses of workers who are eligible to receive Social Security benefits.
In order to qualify for this benefit, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least 62 years old and not currently married
- Be divorced from a person who is at least 62 years old and has enough work credits to get Social Security benefits
- Have been married to that person for at least 10 years and divorced for at least two years
- Not currently receiving a higher Social Security retirement benefit based on your own work.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Lump Sum Death Payment
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security provides retirement, disability, family and survivors benefits to workers and their dependents if they meet certain requirements. Social Security Administration (SSA) also administers the Supplemental Security Income program which provides benefits to people who meet the following requirements:
- Are at least age 65
- Blind or disabled
- Have limited income and assets, and meet other requirements.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits SSA administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Medicare Program
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Medicare is a health insurance program for people who meet the following requirements:
- Are age 65 or older
- Receive Social Security Disability benefits, or
- Those with kidney failure, as they may qualify for Medicare.
For more information about Medicare, visit http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareGenInfo.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For Medicare publications, visit:
http://www.medicare.gov
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Medicare Savings Program
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
States have programs for people with limited income and resources that pay some or all of their Medicare premiums and may pay Medicare deductibles and coinsurance. For more information visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services website, at http://www.medicare.gov.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For Medicare publications, visit:
http://www.medicare.gov
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Mother's or Father's Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Mother's or Father's Insurance Benefits are paid to the surviving spouse or surviving divorced spouse of an insured worker.
To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be unmarried
- Meet the marriage duration requirement
- Have in your care the deceased’s child who is under age 16 or disabled and entitled to child’s insurance benefits (for a surviving divorced mother or father the child must be their natural or legally adopted child)
- Not be entitled to a higher Social Security retirement benefit on your own record
- Not be entitled to a widow’s or widower’s benefit.
A surviving divorced mother or father must be finally divorced from the deceased worker.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Parent's Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Parent's Insurance Benefits are paid to the dependent parent of a deceased worker who had earned enough Social Security credits.
To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be at least age 62
- Have not married after the deceased worker’s death (unless an exception applies)
- Received at least one-half of your support from the deceased worker at certain points in time
- Have filed proof of support with the Social Security Administration within the required time limit
- Are not getting a higher Social Security retirement benefit on your own work record.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
To qualify for the Social Security Retirement Insurance Benefits program, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Have earned enough Social Security credits
- Are at least age 62 throughout the first month of entitlement.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Special Benefits for Qualified WWII Veterans
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Special benefits can be paid to certain World War II veterans. These include veterans who served in the active U.S. military from September 16, 1940 through July 24, 1947. It also includes Filipino veterans who served in the organized military of the Philippines from July 26, 1941 through December 30, 1946 (while those forces were in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces).
The special veterans benefits are payable for months in which qualified veterans live outside the United States. If you qualify, you will receive benefits for each month in which you reside outside the United States on the first day of the month.
To qualify for this benefit, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be age 65 or older as of December 14, 1999
- Be a World War II veteran as described above
- Be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) as of December 1999
- Be eligible for SSI for the month you apply for special veterans benefits
- Have other benefit income that is less than 75 percent of the current SSI federal benefit rate.
This benefit cannot be paid to the veteran’s dependents or survivors.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For more information, please visit:
http://www.ssa.gov
For information about Department of Veterans Affairs benefits,
visit:
http://www.va.gov
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Spouse's Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Spouse's Insurance Benefits are paid to the spouse of a worker who receives Social Security Retirement or Disability benefits.
To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be married for at least one year to someone who receives Social Security retirement or disability benefits or be the mother or father of the worker’s biological child
- Be at least 62 years old or under age 62 and caring for a child (under age 16 or disabled) of the retired or disabled worker
- Not be getting a higher Social Security retirement benefit based on your own work.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Surviving Divorced Spouse Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Surviving Divorced Spouse Benefits are paid to the divorced spouse of a deceased worker who had earned enough work credits.
To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be at least age 60
- Be divorced from the deceased worker
- Have been married to the deceased worker for at least 10 years
- Not be entitled to a higher Social Security benefit on your own work record
- Be unmarried (unless an exception applies).
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Social Security Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
Social Security Widow(er)'s Insurance Benefits are paid to the widow or widower of a deceased worker who had earned enough work credits.
To qualify for this benefit program, you must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be at least age 60
- Be the widow or widower of a fully insured worker
- Meet the marriage duration requirement.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
For our Publications Home Page, visit:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
|
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
|
[
Show Details ]
|
Program Description
To qualify for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, you must meet the following requirements:
- Be at least age 65, or
- Be blind or disabled, and
- Have limited income and assets, and
- Meet additional requirements.
If you would like to find out if you may be eligible for any of the benefits Social Security Administration (SSA) administers, visit http://best.ssa.gov.
Application Process
For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
For more information on this program and how to apply, call Social
Security's toll-free number:
1-800-772-1213
People who are hearing impaired may call Social Security's
toll-free TTY number:
1-800-325-0778
Managing Agency
U.S. Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov
|
|
