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Get Your Benefit Verification Online with

my Social Security

Social Security is with you throughout life’s

journey, providing tools and information to

help secure today and tomorrow for you and

your family. Our online services allow you to

do business with us from the comfort of your

preferred location at your convenience. You

can get up-to-date information without sitting in

traffic or waiting in lines or on the phone.

There may come a time, like when applying for

a mortgage, loan, or housing, when you need

proof of your retirement, disability, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Medicare benefits. We

can provide you with a benefit verification letter, sometimes called a “budget letter,” a “benefits

letter,” a “proof of income letter,” or a “proof of award letter.” You may also need proof that you

have never received Social Security benefits or

SSI or proof that you have applied for benefits.

You can get a benefit verification letter

online instantly by using your personal

my Social Security account. If you don’t have

an account, you can create one at any time. It’s

easy, convenient, and secure. To set up your

account, visit www.ssa.gov/myaccount and

select, “Create an Account.”

Because protecting you and your identity is

important, we use strict identity verification

and security features. You can use one of

two credential service providers to verify your

identity: Login.gov or ID.me.

For Login.gov:

• Select “Sign in with Login.gov.”

• Select “Create an account.”

• Follow the rest of the steps.

For ID.me:

• Select “Sign in with ID.me.”

• Select “Create an ID.me account.”

• Follow the rest of the steps.

Note:

• If you already have a Login.gov or ID.me

account, you can select the appropriate

button to sign in and access your personal

my Social Security account.

• Customers who have a foreign address can

register and sign in with ID.me to access

their personal my Social Security account.

Once you create your account, you can

instantly view, save, or print your official benefit verification letter.

With your personal my Social Security account,

you can do a lot more. If you receive benefits,

you can:

• Check your benefit and payment information

and your earnings record.

• Change your address and phone number.

(Social Security beneficiaries in the

U.S. only)

• Change direct deposit of your benefit

payment. (Social Security beneficiaries in the

U.S. only)

• Request a replacement Medicare card.

• Get a replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S

for tax season.

If you do not receive benefits, you can:

• Check the status of your application

or appeal.

• Get your Social Security Statement to review

estimates of your future retirement, disability,

and survivors benefits.

• View your earnings to verify the amounts that

we posted are correct.

• See the estimated Social Security and

Medicare taxes you’ve paid.

In most areas of the U.S., you can also use your

personal my Social Security account to request

a replacement Social Security card, as long as

you meet certain requirements.

SSA.gov Get Your Benefit Verification Online with my Social Security Your personal my Social Security account is the

fastest, most efficient way to get your benefit

verification letter.

Contacting Us

The most convenient way to do business with

us is to visit www.ssa.gov to get information

and use our online services. There are several

things you can do online: apply for most types

of benefits; start or complete your request for

an original or replacement Social Security card;

find publications; and get answers to frequently

asked questions.

If you don’t have access to the internet, we

offer many automated services by telephone,

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you may not

need to speak with a representative.

If you need to speak with someone, call us

toll-free at 1-800-***-**** or at our TTY

number, 1-800-***-****, if you’re deaf or

hard of hearing. A member of our staff can

answer your call from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday

through Friday. We provide free interpreter

services upon request. For quicker access to

a representative, try calling early in the day

(between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. local time) or later

in the day. We are less busy later in the week

(Wednesday to Friday) and later in the month.

If you live outside of the United States,

visit the Social Security Office of Earnings &

International Operations page to find the office

that serves your country of residence.

Social Security Administration

Publication No. 05-10056

September 2023 (Recycle prior editions)

Get Your Benefit Verification Online with my Social Security Produced and published at U.S. taxpayer expense

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