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Nothing
to fear at Social Security's website
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[October 21, 2011]
Different
people have different fears, and often Halloween seems to be a time
to talk about them. Children may be afraid of monsters in the closet
or creatures lurking beneath the bed. Teenagers may fear not fitting
in with the popular crowd.
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There’s something else that
needlessly frightens some people: doing business online with Social
Security. But the good news is that those fears should be just as
unwarranted as being afraid of children in costumes.
There are a number of
things you can do online at
www.socialsecurity.gov,
and none of them should send so much as a shiver down your spine.
Save yourself a trip to a Social Security office and transact your
business from your home or office computer. There’s no need to be
afraid to go online because it’s so easy to do business at
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Here are just a few of
Social Security’s online services you can take advantage of with
ease from the convenience of your home or office computer:
- Apply for retirement,
disability, or Medicare benefits;
- Find out what benefits
you might be eligible to receive;
- Apply for Extra
Help with your Medicare prescription drug costs;
- Estimate your future
benefits;
- Appeal an unfavorable
decision on a disability claim;
- Change your address;
and
- Report employee wages.
For a complete list of our
online services, visit
www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices.
You also can find forms, publications, answers to frequently asked
questions, Social Security news, and much more at
www.socialsecurity.gov.
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 You’ll find our online
services are frighteningly easy to use. Don’t be afraid to visit
www.socialsecurity.gov
By Judith Bartels
Social Security District
Manager in Springfield, IL
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