List of Social Security Offices in Alaska

On this page, you will find a list of the 3 Social Security office locations in Alaska.

If you need help with any Social Security problems in Alaska, including questions about your social security benefits or how to get a new social security card, this directory will give you all the information you need.

Choose one of the cities below to find the Social Security office details you need to visit or make an appointment. We provide the local phone number, the address with a map, and the office hours they are open.

Cities in Alaska with No Social Security Offices

If you live in a city that doesn't have a Social Security office, you can find your nearest office using the table below, along with the distance from your city.

City	Nearest Office	Distance
Adak	Anchorage, Alaska	1,197 miles
Akhiok	Anchorage, Alaska	332 miles
Akiachak	Anchorage, Alaska	387 miles
Akiak	Anchorage, Alaska	380 miles
Akutan	Anchorage, Alaska	763 miles
Alakanuk	Anchorage, Alaska	490 miles
Alatna	Fairbanks, Alaska	189 miles
Alcan Border	Fairbanks, Alaska	248 miles
Aleknagik	Anchorage, Alaska	329 miles
Aleneva	Anchorage, Alaska	243 miles
Allakaket	Fairbanks, Alaska	185 miles
Ambler	Fairbanks, Alaska	326 miles
Anaktuvuk Pass	Fairbanks, Alaska	255 miles
Anchor Point	Anchorage, Alaska	120 miles
Anderson	Fairbanks, Alaska	56 miles
Angoon	Juneau, Alaska	56 miles
Aniak	Anchorage, Alaska	321 miles
Anvik	Anchorage, Alaska	351 miles
Arctic Village	Fairbanks, Alaska	236 miles
Atka	Anchorage, Alaska	1,106 miles
Atmautluak	Anchorage, Alaska	416 miles
Atqasuk	Fairbanks, Alaska	465 miles
Attu Station	Anchorage, Alaska	1,480 miles
Badger	Fairbanks, Alaska	6 miles
Bear Creek	Anchorage, Alaska	75 miles
Beaver	Fairbanks, Alaska	108 miles
Beluga	Anchorage, Alaska	43 miles
Bethel	Anchorage, Alaska	400 miles
Bettles	Fairbanks, Alaska	180 miles
Big Delta	Fairbanks, Alaska	73 miles
Big Lake	Anchorage, Alaska	23 miles
Birch Creek	Fairbanks, Alaska	112 miles
Brevig Mission	Fairbanks, Alaska	548 miles
Buckland	Fairbanks, Alaska	394 miles
Buffalo Soapstone	Anchorage, Alaska	41 miles
Butte	Anchorage, Alaska	36 miles
Cantwell	Fairbanks, Alaska	107 miles
Central	Fairbanks, Alaska	99 miles
Chalkyitsik	Fairbanks, Alaska	169 miles
Chase	Anchorage, Alaska	86 miles
Chefornak	Anchorage, Alaska	493 miles
Chena Ridge	Fairbanks, Alaska	10 miles
Chenega	Anchorage, Alaska	101 miles
Chevak	Anchorage, Alaska	521 miles
Chickaloon	Anchorage, Alaska	62 miles
Chicken	Fairbanks, Alaska	181 miles
Chignik	Anchorage, Alaska	457 miles
Chignik Lagoon	Anchorage, Alaska	460 miles
Chignik Lake	Anchorage, Alaska	468 miles
Chiniak	Anchorage, Alaska	261 miles
Chisana	Fairbanks, Alaska	258 miles
Chistochina	Fairbanks, Alaska	177 miles
Chitina	Anchorage, Alaska	191 miles
Chuathbaluk	Anchorage, Alaska	311 miles
Circle	Fairbanks, Alaska	126 miles
Clam Gulch	Anchorage, Alaska	85 miles
Clark's Point	Anchorage, Alaska	341 miles
Coffman Cove	Juneau, Alaska	169 miles
Cohoe	Anchorage, Alaska	76 miles
Cold Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	626 miles
Coldfoot	Fairbanks, Alaska	181 miles
College	Fairbanks, Alaska	3 miles
Cooper Landing	Anchorage, Alaska	50 miles
Copper Center	Anchorage, Alaska	159 miles
Cordova	Anchorage, Alaska	151 miles
Covenant Life	Juneau, Alaska	96 miles
Craig	Juneau, Alaska	201 miles
Crooked Creek	Anchorage, Alaska	275 miles
Crown Point	Anchorage, Alaska	58 miles
Deering	Fairbanks, Alaska	440 miles
Delta Junction	Fairbanks, Alaska	81 miles
Deltana	Fairbanks, Alaska	101 miles
Denali Park	Fairbanks, Alaska	85 miles
Diamond Ridge	Anchorage, Alaska	121 miles
Dillingham	Anchorage, Alaska	332 miles
Diomede	Fairbanks, Alaska	615 miles
Dot Lake	Fairbanks, Alaska	137 miles
Dot Lake Village	Fairbanks, Alaska	138 miles
Dry Creek	Fairbanks, Alaska	123 miles
Eagle	Fairbanks, Alaska	192 miles
Eagle Village	Fairbanks, Alaska	195 miles
Eareckson Station	Anchorage, Alaska	1,459 miles
Edna Bay	Juneau, Alaska	165 miles
Eek	Anchorage, Alaska	417 miles
Egegik	Anchorage, Alaska	334 miles
Eielson AFB	Fairbanks, Alaska	22 miles
Ekwok	Anchorage, Alaska	291 miles
Elfin Cove	Juneau, Alaska	71 miles
Elim	Fairbanks, Alaska	430 miles
Emmonak	Anchorage, Alaska	488 miles
Ester	Fairbanks, Alaska	9 miles
Eureka Roadhouse	Anchorage, Alaska	103 miles
Evansville	Fairbanks, Alaska	180 miles
Excursion Inlet	Juneau, Alaska	38 miles
False Pass	Anchorage, Alaska	661 miles
Farmers Loop	Fairbanks, Alaska	5 miles
Farm Loop	Anchorage, Alaska	38 miles
Ferry	Fairbanks, Alaska	71 miles
Fishhook	Anchorage, Alaska	41 miles
Flat	Anchorage, Alaska	279 miles
Fort Greely	Fairbanks, Alaska	85 miles
Fort Yukon	Fairbanks, Alaska	138 miles
Four Mile Road	Fairbanks, Alaska	45 miles
Fox	Fairbanks, Alaska	9 miles
Fox River	Anchorage, Alaska	101 miles
Fritz Creek	Anchorage, Alaska	113 miles
Funny River	Anchorage, Alaska	58 miles
Gakona	Anchorage, Alaska	170 miles
Galena	Fairbanks, Alaska	272 miles
Gambell	Anchorage, Alaska	718 miles
Game Creek	Juneau, Alaska	43 miles
Gateway	Anchorage, Alaska	33 miles
Glacier View	Anchorage, Alaska	83 miles
Glennallen	Anchorage, Alaska	148 miles
Goldstream	Fairbanks, Alaska	12 miles
Golovin	Fairbanks, Alaska	454 miles
Goodnews Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	428 miles
Grayling	Anchorage, Alaska	350 miles
Gulkana	Anchorage, Alaska	162 miles
Gustavus	Juneau, Alaska	49 miles
Haines	Juneau, Alaska	74 miles
Halibut Cove	Anchorage, Alaska	121 miles
Happy Valley	Anchorage, Alaska	108 miles
Harding-Birch Lakes	Fairbanks, Alaska	47 miles
Healy	Fairbanks, Alaska	78 miles
Healy Lake	Fairbanks, Alaska	108 miles
Hobart Bay	Juneau, Alaska	70 miles
Hollis	Juneau, Alaska	202 miles
Holy Cross	Anchorage, Alaska	332 miles
Homer	Anchorage, Alaska	123 miles
Hoonah	Juneau, Alaska	40 miles
Hooper Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	538 miles
Hope	Anchorage, Alaska	22 miles
Houston	Anchorage, Alaska	29 miles
Hughes	Fairbanks, Alaska	206 miles
Huslia	Fairbanks, Alaska	259 miles
Hydaburg	Juneau, Alaska	222 miles
Hyder	Juneau, Alaska	234 miles
Igiugig	Anchorage, Alaska	244 miles
Iliamna	Anchorage, Alaska	199 miles
Ivanof Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	505 miles
Kachemak	Anchorage, Alaska	120 miles
Kake	Juneau, Alaska	93 miles
Kaktovik	Fairbanks, Alaska	382 miles
Kalifornsky	Anchorage, Alaska	73 miles
Kaltag	Fairbanks, Alaska	329 miles
Karluk	Anchorage, Alaska	299 miles
Kasaan	Juneau, Alaska	206 miles
Kasigluk	Anchorage, Alaska	424 miles
Kasilof	Anchorage, Alaska	77 miles
Kenai	Anchorage, Alaska	65 miles
Kenny Lake	Anchorage, Alaska	170 miles
Ketchikan	Juneau, Alaska	230 miles
Kiana	Fairbanks, Alaska	388 miles
King Cove	Anchorage, Alaska	621 miles
King Salmon	Anchorage, Alaska	293 miles
Kipnuk	Anchorage, Alaska	489 miles
Kivalina	Fairbanks, Alaska	508 miles
Klawock	Juneau, Alaska	197 miles
Klukwan	Juneau, Alaska	93 miles
Knik-Fairview	Anchorage, Alaska	22 miles
Knik River	Anchorage, Alaska	34 miles
Kobuk	Fairbanks, Alaska	297 miles
Kodiak	Anchorage, Alaska	253 miles
Kodiak Station	Anchorage, Alaska	257 miles
Kokhanok	Anchorage, Alaska	207 miles
Koliganek	Anchorage, Alaska	273 miles
Kongiganak	Anchorage, Alaska	451 miles
Kotlik	Anchorage, Alaska	460 miles
Kotzebue	Fairbanks, Alaska	444 miles
Koyuk	Fairbanks, Alaska	395 miles
Koyukuk	Fairbanks, Alaska	294 miles
Kupreanof	Juneau, Alaska	116 miles
Kwethluk	Anchorage, Alaska	389 miles
Kwigillingok	Anchorage, Alaska	461 miles
Lake Louise	Anchorage, Alaska	132 miles
Lake Minchumina	Fairbanks, Alaska	153 miles
Larsen Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	292 miles
Lazy Mountain	Anchorage, Alaska	42 miles
Levelock	Anchorage, Alaska	281 miles
Lime Village	Anchorage, Alaska	185 miles
Livengood	Fairbanks, Alaska	53 miles
Loring	Juneau, Alaska	214 miles
Lowell Point	Anchorage, Alaska	80 miles
Lower Kalskag	Anchorage, Alaska	348 miles
Lutak	Juneau, Alaska	83 miles
Manley Hot Springs	Fairbanks, Alaska	87 miles
Manokotak	Anchorage, Alaska	352 miles
Marshall	Anchorage, Alaska	405 miles
McCarthy	Anchorage, Alaska	234 miles
McGrath	Anchorage, Alaska	221 miles
Meadow Lakes	Anchorage, Alaska	30 miles
Mekoryuk	Anchorage, Alaska	553 miles
Mendeltna	Anchorage, Alaska	121 miles
Mentasta Lake	Fairbanks, Alaska	179 miles
Mertarvik	Anchorage, Alaska	491 miles
Metlakatla	Juneau, Alaska	245 miles
Mill Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	251 miles
Minto	Fairbanks, Alaska	53 miles
Moose Creek	Fairbanks, Alaska	19 miles
Moose Pass	Anchorage, Alaska	53 miles
Mosquito Lake	Juneau, Alaska	104 miles
Mountain Village	Anchorage, Alaska	459 miles
Mud Bay	Juneau, Alaska	69 miles
Nabesna	Fairbanks, Alaska	217 miles
Naknek	Anchorage, Alaska	301 miles
Nanwalek	Anchorage, Alaska	146 miles
Napakiak	Anchorage, Alaska	407 miles
Napaskiak	Anchorage, Alaska	401 miles
Naukati Bay	Juneau, Alaska	174 miles
Nelchina	Anchorage, Alaska	115 miles
Nelson Lagoon	Anchorage, Alaska	544 miles
Nenana	Fairbanks, Alaska	45 miles
Newhalen	Anchorage, Alaska	200 miles
New Stuyahok	Anchorage, Alaska	282 miles
Newtok	Anchorage, Alaska	494 miles
Nightmute	Anchorage, Alaska	503 miles
Nikiski	Anchorage, Alaska	60 miles
Nikolaevsk	Anchorage, Alaska	114 miles
Nikolai	Anchorage, Alaska	192 miles
Nikolski	Anchorage, Alaska	911 miles
Ninilchik	Anchorage, Alaska	101 miles
Noatak	Fairbanks, Alaska	466 miles
Nome	Fairbanks, Alaska	524 miles
Nondalton	Anchorage, Alaska	189 miles
Noorvik	Fairbanks, Alaska	402 miles
North Lakes	Anchorage, Alaska	34 miles
North Pole	Fairbanks, Alaska	12 miles
Northway	Fairbanks, Alaska	219 miles
Nuiqsut	Fairbanks, Alaska	383 miles
Nulato	Fairbanks, Alaska	307 miles
Nunam Iqua	Anchorage, Alaska	496 miles
Nunapitchuk	Anchorage, Alaska	422 miles
Old Harbor	Anchorage, Alaska	303 miles
Oscarville	Anchorage, Alaska	401 miles
Ouzinkie	Anchorage, Alaska	246 miles
Palmer	Anchorage, Alaska	37 miles
Paxson	Fairbanks, Alaska	142 miles
Pedro Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	175 miles
Pelican	Juneau, Alaska	70 miles
Perryville	Anchorage, Alaska	496 miles
Petersburg	Juneau, Alaska	117 miles
Petersville	Anchorage, Alaska	93 miles
Pilot Point	Anchorage, Alaska	371 miles
Pilot Station	Anchorage, Alaska	431 miles
Pitkas Point	Anchorage, Alaska	445 miles
Platinum	Anchorage, Alaska	439 miles
Pleasant Valley	Fairbanks, Alaska	25 miles
Point Baker	Juneau, Alaska	138 miles
Point Hope	Fairbanks, Alaska	575 miles
Point Lay	Fairbanks, Alaska	530 miles
Point MacKenzie	Anchorage, Alaska	11 miles
Point Possession	Anchorage, Alaska	34 miles
Pope-Vannoy Landing	Anchorage, Alaska	193 miles
Portage Creek	Anchorage, Alaska	314 miles
Port Alexander	Juneau, Alaska	142 miles
Port Alsworth	Anchorage, Alaska	166 miles
Port Clarence	Fairbanks, Alaska	559 miles
Port Graham	Anchorage, Alaska	145 miles
Port Heiden	Anchorage, Alaska	429 miles
Port Lions	Anchorage, Alaska	254 miles
Port Protection	Juneau, Alaska	141 miles
Primrose	Anchorage, Alaska	64 miles
Prudhoe Bay	Fairbanks, Alaska	376 miles
Quinhagak	Anchorage, Alaska	423 miles
Rampart	Fairbanks, Alaska	85 miles
Red Devil	Anchorage, Alaska	249 miles
Red Dog Mine	Fairbanks, Alaska	474 miles
Ridgeway	Anchorage, Alaska	62 miles
Ruby	Fairbanks, Alaska	230 miles
Russian Mission	Anchorage, Alaska	380 miles
Salamatof	Anchorage, Alaska	64 miles
Salcha	Fairbanks, Alaska	32 miles
Sand Point	Anchorage, Alaska	560 miles
Savoonga	Anchorage, Alaska	679 miles
Saxman	Juneau, Alaska	233 miles
Scammon Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	519 miles
Selawik	Fairbanks, Alaska	371 miles
Seldovia	Anchorage, Alaska	138 miles
Seldovia Village	Anchorage, Alaska	135 miles
Seward	Anchorage, Alaska	78 miles
Shageluk	Anchorage, Alaska	331 miles
Shaktoolik	Fairbanks, Alaska	401 miles
Shishmaref	Fairbanks, Alaska	534 miles
Shungnak	Fairbanks, Alaska	302 miles
Silver Springs	Anchorage, Alaska	159 miles
Sitka	Juneau, Alaska	93 miles
Skagway	Juneau, Alaska	86 miles
Skwentna	Anchorage, Alaska	73 miles
Slana	Fairbanks, Alaska	200 miles
Sleetmute	Anchorage, Alaska	244 miles
Soldotna	Anchorage, Alaska	64 miles
South Lakes	Anchorage, Alaska	32 miles
South Naknek	Anchorage, Alaska	301 miles
South Van Horn	Fairbanks, Alaska	3 miles
Stebbins	Anchorage, Alaska	429 miles
Steele Creek	Fairbanks, Alaska	10 miles
Sterling	Anchorage, Alaska	55 miles
Stevens Village	Fairbanks, Alaska	90 miles
St. George	Anchorage, Alaska	769 miles
St. Mary's	Anchorage, Alaska	443 miles
St. Michael	Anchorage, Alaska	421 miles
Stony River	Anchorage, Alaska	225 miles
St. Paul	Anchorage, Alaska	774 miles
Sunrise	Anchorage, Alaska	27 miles
Susitna	Anchorage, Alaska	31 miles
Susitna North	Anchorage, Alaska	65 miles
Sutton-Alpine	Anchorage, Alaska	50 miles
Takotna	Anchorage, Alaska	235 miles
Talkeetna	Anchorage, Alaska	77 miles
Tanacross	Fairbanks, Alaska	166 miles
Tanaina	Anchorage, Alaska	32 miles
Tanana	Fairbanks, Alaska	130 miles
Tatitlek	Anchorage, Alaska	110 miles
Tazlina	Anchorage, Alaska	157 miles
Teller	Fairbanks, Alaska	545 miles
Tenakee Springs	Juneau, Alaska	46 miles
Tetlin	Fairbanks, Alaska	197 miles
Thorne Bay	Juneau, Alaska	195 miles
Togiak	Anchorage, Alaska	391 miles
Tok	Fairbanks, Alaska	177 miles
Toksook Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	515 miles
Tolsona	Anchorage, Alaska	137 miles
Tonsina	Anchorage, Alaska	160 miles
Trapper Creek	Anchorage, Alaska	77 miles
Tuluksak	Anchorage, Alaska	370 miles
Tuntutuliak	Anchorage, Alaska	436 miles
Tununak	Anchorage, Alaska	519 miles
Twin Hills	Anchorage, Alaska	387 miles
Two Rivers	Fairbanks, Alaska	20 miles
Tyonek	Anchorage, Alaska	43 miles
Ugashik	Anchorage, Alaska	368 miles
Unalakleet	Anchorage, Alaska	394 miles
Unalaska	Anchorage, Alaska	797 miles
Upper Kalskag	Anchorage, Alaska	348 miles
UtqiagÌvik	Fairbanks, Alaska	502 miles
Valdez	Anchorage, Alaska	120 miles
Venetie	Fairbanks, Alaska	155 miles
Wainwright	Fairbanks, Alaska	514 miles
Wales	Fairbanks, Alaska	592 miles
Wasilla	Anchorage, Alaska	29 miles
Whale Pass	Juneau, Alaska	159 miles
White Mountain	Fairbanks, Alaska	463 miles
Whitestone	Fairbanks, Alaska	72 miles
Whitestone Logging Camp	Juneau, Alaska	40 miles
Whittier	Anchorage, Alaska	51 miles
Willow	Anchorage, Alaska	37 miles
Willow Creek	Anchorage, Alaska	161 miles
Wiseman	Fairbanks, Alaska	190 miles
Womens Bay	Anchorage, Alaska	263 miles
Wrangell	Juneau, Alaska	148 miles
Yakutat	Juneau, Alaska	209 miles

All adult Americans will at some point in their lives come into contact with the Social Security Agency (SSA) for one reason or another. It may be as simple as dealing with your social security number to claim benefits based on retirement or some disability that may hinder your ability to work.

There are over 1400 Social Security Agency offices nationwide including regional, field, card centers and teleservices locations. Many of these locations are located in major towns and cities. Frequently your local SSA will be busy so it is important to know what you want and what you need to supply in order to get it.

In this post we will look at the services offered by the Social Security Agency and some of the requirements to obtain those services. It is always wise to know the rules at your local SSA offices to make sure you have a quick and trouble free visit.

What Is the Social Security Administration?

The social security administration (SSA) is an independent government agency that administers social security. It is an insurance program that consists of retirement, disability and survivor benefits. In order to qualify for these benefits most workers pay into the system through social security taxes.

The head offices of the social security agency are located in Woodlawn, Maryland and is referred to as the Central Office. There are tens of thousands of workers employed by the social security agency and it is the largest government program in the United States.

It is estimated that by the end of the 2022 fiscal year the agency will have paid out $1.2 trillion in benefits to 66 million citizens and legal residents of the United States. An additional 61 billion is expected in SSI benefits and 7.5 million to low-income individuals.

This government agency is a vital part of the country's economy and without it millions of already struggling Americans would have nothing. It is a program that many have paid into for decades in preparation for retirement and as an insurance policy against sudden disability.

History of the Social Security Agency

On August 14^th 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law as part of his New Deal initiative. This led to the creation of the Social Security Board (SSB), a presidentially appointed group of three executives tasked with overseeing the social security program.

With zero budget, staff or even furniture the SSB finally obtained funding from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. It was on October 14^th 1936 that the first social security office opened its doors in Austin, Texas.

In January of 1937 social security taxes were first collected. Just a few years later the first social security check was issued to Ida Mary Fuller of Battleboro, Vermont. Ida’s check was dated January 31^st 1940 and she received $22.54.

The SSB in 1939 merged with the U.S. Public Health Service, the Civilian Conservation Corp and other government agencies to become the Federal Security Agency. In 1846 under President Harry S. Truman the SSB was named the Social Security Administration SSA.

In 1953 the Federal Security Agency was dismantled and the SSA was placed under the banner of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Finally in 1994 President Bill Clinton made the Social Security Administration an independent body once again.

Field Office Services

The field offices are your everyday walk in the SSA office where you can go to deal with a whole host of requirements. Depending on location you may be able to walk in or you may require an appointment. These offices are frequently busy so setting an appointment may help you save time.

New or Replacement Social Security Cards

Every U.S. citizen or resident alien requires a social security card which comes with its own unique identity number. This number is used to withhold social security taxes from any earned monies of an individual which are then held as insurance for future events.

These funds are collected so that individuals will have a financial safety net if they become unable to work or to supply an income upon retirement. A social security number is a requirement for working any job in the United States.

All U.S. citizens have to apply for a social security number in order to be able to work and this is intended to be their number for the rest of their life. There are however some circumstances which would require a new number to be issued.

A new number may be issued if:

The number already belongs to another individual (rare but it can happen)
You are a victim of domestic abuse and need to escape detection by your abuser
Identity theft to the extent that your social security number is no longer safe to use
If there is a valid religious objection to the number for example a Christian may object to a number that contained 666

You may not get a new number to escape bankruptcy, extreme debt or consequences of illegal actions. People do try this and it is very much against the rules.

In order to get a social security number you need proof of identity such as a birth certificate or passport. If you are a non citizen you will need to prove you are legally in the country and that you are eligible to work.

Request Changes to Your Social Security Card

You may need to change the name attached to your social security card based on a legal change of name. This may be because you married or legally changed your name for some other reason. This would not change your number but would be required if you were to be using this new name in all other legal aspects of your life.

In order to change the information regarding your name on your social security card you will need proof of the name change which would include official name change documents or a marriage license.

Once you legally change your name with the social security agency it allows you to more easily change your names on other documents such as your passport or driver's license.

You can get a SSN name change to help evade a stalker but this does need a legal court ordered name change.

Review Your Social Security Statement

Many people may not be aware that they can access their personal social security statement to review their earnings history. This can be helpful to assist with taxes and to detect any fraudulent use of your social security number.

Get an Estimate of Your Retirement Benefits

It may be helpful to know based on your social security account how much it is projected you will be entitled to upon your retirement. This is dependent on how much you have paid in and when you are planning to retire.

Get a Copy of Your Proof of Benefits

You can also visit a field office to obtain a copy of your proof of benefits. This may be needed as proof of income for renting a home or obtaining a personal loan.

Applying for Retirement Benefits

The social security agency field office can help you to apply for your retirement benefits. As of July 2022 the earliest you can apply for retirement benefits is 61 years and 9 months. Your first social security check if you qualified would then be issued 4 months later the month after your 62^nd birthday.

Applying for SSI or SSDI Benefits

Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) is a benefit offered to those who due to age or disability are limited in their ability to earn. This may be a personal disability or that of an individual that you have to take care of. It is a supplemental income based on what you already make to help bridge the gap in your household needs.

Social Security Disability Insurance is for individuals who based on their disability are unable to earn money. This is based on former social security payments made prior to the disability. It may be permanent or temporary depending on the situation.

Applying for Social Security Spousal or Survivor Benefits

Seniors whose spouses pass are eligible to receive the benefits of their deceased spouse in addition to their own.

Applying for Medicare

As part of retirement the Medicare program supplies retirees with health coverage which can be applied for via the social security system. You can visit a field office to do this and can also apply for replacement Medicare cards as well should they become lost or damaged.

Set up Direct Deposits for Social Security Benefits

Direct deposit in today's digital world is far more convenient than the old system of checks. The social security field office can help you set up direct deposit of your benefits straight to the bank account of your choosing.

What Can You Do Online?

As mentioned, in person social security offices can be very busy and often stressful places. As such with the world becoming more digital there is an increasing amount that can be done online.

Choosing to do certain things related to social security online can be quicker and far less stressful. There are still many things you have to do in person but there are some simpler tasks that can be done online. Some things may start online but require you to mail in documents to complete the process.

Online you can:

Review your account
Apply for benefits
Make changes to your account
Request replacement cards
Get benefit estimates
Print proof of benefits
Check status of any applications pending
Set up or change direct deposit information
Change Address details

What Should You Do if Your Social Security Number Is Lost or Stolen?

Your social security number (SSN) is unique to you and can be used to file taxes, obtain loans/credit cards and legally work. There is a thriving criminal business in social security fraud so protecting your unique SSN is important.

If your card is lost or stolen it is important to act immediately to protect yourself from potential fraud. Request a replacement card and place a fraud alert on your social security number. It is also wise to monitor your credit report to get an early warning of activity that is not initiated by yourself.

Obtain a unique tax filing code with the IRS so that only you can file your taxes. If someone else has your social security number they can fraudulently file as you and receive the refund that you are entitled to.

It is also important that you are careful who you give your social security number to. It is only required for certain things and you should not give it out over the phone to unknown sources.

Why Should I Make an Appointment?

If you have ever driven past a Social Security Office before it opens in the mornings you probably already know the answer to this question. The lines waiting outside can often circle the entire building and then some.

When you make an appointment you are often able to join a much shorter secondary line and will be waiting a much shorter time to be seen. Those without appointments are at the mercy of the crowds and could be spending hours to complete their business with the SSA.

If you can do what you need to online it is wise to do so rather than visiting an actual office. In the event that you must attend in person make sure you have all the documents required for your purpose. If you are missing something vital you will have to get that document and come back another time.

Along with the Secretary of State and DMV, the Social Security office is likely one of the most frustrating and time consuming aspects of our lives. People seldom look forward to going to the SSA office so be smart about it.

Conclusion

The Social Security Agency offices offer a wide range of services to help you understand your present and future benefits through this government agency. Throughout our working life we pay into the social security system to build up this insurance for our future.

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