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How to Apply Online for Retirement, Spouses, or Medicare Benefits

How to Apply Online for Retirement,

Spouses, or Medicare Benefits

It’s so easy! Just go to www.ssa.gov/retirement and select Learn how to apply. Scroll down and select Start application in the Submit an Application box, then accept the terms of service to begin. Apply Online for Retirement/

Medicare Benefits

Select one:

• Start a New Application.

• Return to Saved Application Process.

Create or sign in to your personal my Social Security account Once you start a new application online, you will be directed to create or sign in to your personal my Social Security account. You will need a valid email address to create your account. All new my Social Security customers will create a credential with one of our 2 credential partners, Login.gov or ID.me. If you don’t have a Login.gov or ID.me account, select the “Create an Account” link to start this one-time registration process. If you create a new Login.gov credential, we will still complete the identity verification part. You will need to provide some personal information to us.

If you are unable to create a personal my Social Security account, you can continue your application online. We will contact you when we receive and review your application. Re-entry Number

If you signed in to your personal my

Social Security account when you began

your claim, you will be able to save and

exit your application after the Re-entry

Number screen. You can return to

your application by signing in to your

personal my Social Security account.

If you started your application without

creating a personal my Social Security

account, you may want to print your

re-entry number so you can quickly

continue a saved application later.

SSA.gov

Social Security Administration

Publication No. 05-10523

March 2023 (Recycle prior editions)

How to Apply Online for Retirement, Spouses, or Medicare Benefits Produced and published at U.S. taxpayer expense

Information Needed About Your Work

• Employment.

• Self-employment.

• Military service.

• Work for a government agency.

• Work history.

Answer Questions About Your Benefits

• When do you want your Social Security

benefits to start?

• Information about Supplemental Security

Income (SSI), Medicare, etc.

Review Your Information and Finish

Your Application

• Sign your application by selecting the

“Submit Now” button.

• Get a confirmation number.

• Print the receipt for your application.

• Learn what to do next.

• Receive a list of documents you may need

to submit.

Contacting Us

There are several ways to do business with us including online, by mail, by phone, and in person. If you cannot use our online services, we can help you by phone when you call our national toll-free 800 number. 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. Call us toll-free at 1-800-***-**** or at our TTY number, 1-800-***-****, if you’re deaf or hard of hearing. 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.

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