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Social Security: Moving? Keep in touch with your SS benefits
If you’ve recently moved to a new address, chances are some of your former neighbors and friends from the community asked you to be sure to keep in touch. If you receive Social Security benefits, we’d like you to keep in touch, too. In fact, you need to let us know about your new address. Even if you receive your payments by direct deposit, Social Security needs your current mailing address so you can continue to receive important notices about changes in benefits.
Social Security: Flesh out your financial skeleton
As Halloween hovers on the horizon, the most frightening prospect for some adults has nothing to do with ghosts or goblins. Rather, it’s their scary lack of preparation when it comes to retirement planning.
We suggest a new activity: fleshing out your financial skeleton. Here are the rules.
What to do if Social Security pays you too much
What should you do if Social Security pays you too much? That may seem like a strange idea at first, as most people worry about not having enough money. If you receive monthly Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits, an overpayment can occur for many reasons, including work or another benefit that requires a reduction in your Social Security or SSI payment.
Social Security: Get your benefit verification before the chill sets in
It’s that time of year again — when people in many parts of the country feel a new chill in the air each morning, and put an extra quilt or blanket on the bed.
Social Security: Disabled? Social Security can help
Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But the unfortunate reality is this: The chances that you will become disabled are probably far greater than you realize. Studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a 3 in 10 chance of becoming disabled before reaching retirement age.
Social Security: Put signing up for Direct Deposit at the top of ‘to do’ list
Hurricane season is here for many parts of the country. In other areas of the nation, it’s wildfire season, while in the Midwest, the threat of severe weather, tornados and floods exist throughout most of the year. As you prepare for the threat of a natural disaster in your community, put signing up for Direct Deposit at the top of your “to do” list. Doing so can eliminate the delay or non-delivery of your monthly payment if a disaster forces you from your home.
Social Security: America has a new leading lady
There’s a new leading lady topping the A-list. Her name is Emma.
Social security: Consider becoming a representative payee
If a loved one, friend or neighbor receives Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits but is no longer physically or mentally able to take care of his or her financial affairs, you may want to consider becoming a representative payee. Then, you’ll be able to help them with managing their money.
Social Security’s 800 number: A history of service
Today, most adults in America carry a cell phone. If they don’t, they probably have a landline phone at home. Although millions of people go online each year and take advantage of our convenient services at www.socialsecurity.gov, we still offer a full range of services over the telephone too.

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