Social Security: Online services better than ever
The next time you are looking in your kitchen pantry or cupboards, pay attention to the number of food packages and household products that say “New and Improved” somewhere on the label. There’s a good chance that more than half of them do.
Unfortunately, the phrase has been so overused that many people are skeptical about the claim. So when a product or service really has been improved, it may be difficult to persuade people that it really is.
That shouldn’t be the case with Social Security’s “new and improved” Web site. After just one visit to the site, www.socialsecurity.gov, most people should be convinced that our already award-winning online services are better than ever.
Our Web site has a new look. Beginning with the homepage, which is now less cluttered and better organized, the whole website is more attractive, and information and services are more accessible.
And what about those services: what can you do online? You can find out what you need to know about the Social Security program. Information is available on subjects ranging from how to get a Social Security number to how to go back to work while receiving disability benefits. In addition, you can:
• file for retirement, disability and spouse’s benefits;
• check the status of your application;
• find the Social Security office closest to your home;
• request a replacement Medicare card.
SSA welcomes your opinions and suggestions. The new homepage has an e-mail address you can use to send us your ideas and comments.
So, even though that “new” dish soap in your cupboard and those “improved” baked beans in your pantry may not live up to your expectations, we are sure our “new and improved” Internet services will. Check us out at www.socialsecurity.gov.