Check Your Social Security Statement Today
Understand your future benefits, both for yourself and your family.
Get a copy of Your Social Security Statement (yes, that’s the official name). You may recall receiving a printed statement in the mail annually. As a part of a budget-cutting plan, the agency ended these mailings several years ago and instead put the information online, where few people saw it. After prolonged complaints, Social Security now sends paper statements on a modified schedule to older Americans, but everyone else has to set up an online account.
If you don’t have a recent Social Security statement, go to the “My Social Security” website and sign up—it’s easy to do. You’ll see a four-page document containing your wage history and benefit projections. Here’s a rundown of the key sections in the statement:
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