Visit the new Social Security Office Webpage
at http://ssa.gov/ where you can get information
and apply for benefits all online.

Jonathan Mengel, a Social Security Claims Representative in the South Philadelphia Field Office, has provided updated information about the Social Security Office Webpage, where you can now get information and apply for benefits all online.

The newly redesigned webpage has important services right in the center:

• Apply for retirement
• Apply for disability
• Request a social security card

Links to information about major programs are across the top of the page:

• Retirement Benefits
• Survivors Benefits
• Disability Benefits
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Medicare

Other services that can be accomplished online include:

• Estimate your retirement benefits based on different scenarios
• Request replacement Medicare cards
• Report a change of address
• Sign up for direct deposit

Doing business with the Social Security office online is fast, easy and secure. Many of these services can be completed online without taking another step. Some services require you to mail in documents and information.

Here is what some visitors to the new home page told us:
• “Think your new web page is great! Easy to navigate and full of info for us retired folk. Thanks!”
• “I just saw your new design and I love it. It is so much easier to find your way around. Thank you.”
• “Great design and the video tour is also a great touch.”
• “Outstanding! Clear, precise details make moving around the site for info very easy. The larger font is great for we seniors.”
• “I really like the new web page. It is finally organized the way it should be, by categories.”

There’s no need to drive to your local Social Security office. Don’t wait in traffic when your Social Security business can be done from the comfort of your home or office. Save a trip and go to www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices to get started. It is environmentally the cleanest, greenest way to do your Social Security business. For more information, visit www.socialsecurity.gov or call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).