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SSN
retirement estimator celebrates three years
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[October 22, 2011]
It’s
been three years since Social Security’s Retirement Estimator
went online. Within months of coming out, the online application was
praised as one of the highest-rated online services around, and it
has consistently remained so every year.
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Results from the American
Customer Satisfaction Index show Social Security’s online
Retirement Estimator in one of the top two spots, with a score
of 90. (Social Security’s online benefit application took the top
spot.) The Retirement Estimator ranks higher than the
websites of any other public and private sector agencies and
companies, including the likes of Netflix and Amazon.
Millions of people have used
the Retirement Estimator. You may try it yourself at
www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.
Now that Social Security’s
most popular online application is available in Spanish at
www.segurosocial.gov/calculador,
even more people can use the Retirement Estimator.
The Retirement Estimator
is a convenient, secure, and quick financial planning tool that lets
workers calculate how much they might expect to receive in Social
Security benefits when they retire. The attractive feature of this
calculator is that it uses your earnings information on file at
Social Security, without displaying your personal information. So
you get an instant, personalized estimate of your future retirement
benefits.
The Estimator even
gives you the opportunity to run different scenarios and “what if”
situations. For example, you can change the date you expect to
retire or change expected future earnings to create and compare
different retirement options. This can help you as you plan ahead.
To use the Retirement
Estimator, you must have enough Social Security credits to
qualify for benefits and you cannot be receiving benefits currently.
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Experience the best online
service now by visiting Social Security’s
Retirement Estimator at
www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.
Then, once you’ve sketched out your retirement plans, you’ll know
where to go when the time comes to apply for benefits: online at
www.socialsecurity.gov
By Judith Bartels
Social Security District
Manager in Springfield, IL
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