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Young workers spring into action.

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo If you’re a young worker, retire­ment prob­a­bly seems like a life­time away. In fact, you may won­der if your con­tri­bu­tions to Social Secu­rity, deducted from your pay­check, actu­ally cover you for any­thing right now. The answer is yes, they do. And the time to learn about […]

Don't wait six weeks, go online today

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Soon, the world’s most famous ground­hog will be get­ting a lot of atten­tion. On Ground­hog Day, the world’s fur­ri­est weather reporter, Punx­sutawney Phil, will pop out of his home to fore­cast one of two pos­si­bil­i­ties: an early spring or six more weeks of win­ter. Regardless […]

Social security now offering Spanish online service

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo We have good news for tens of mil­lions of Spanish-speaking Amer­i­cans. For years, Social Secu­rity has been at the fore­front of pro­vid­ing online ser­vices for Amer­i­cans, and we’ve pro­vided a wealth of infor­ma­tion in Span­ish. Now, you can do even more with the expanded suite […]

Social security questions and answers

GENERAL Ques­tion: I pre­fer read­ing by audio book. Does Social Secu­rity have audio pub­li­ca­tions? Answer: Yes, we do. You can find them at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Some of the pub­li­ca­tions avail­able include What You Can Do Online, How Social Secu­rity Can Help You When A Fam­ily Mem­ber Dies, Apply Online For Social Secu­rity Ben­e­fits, and Your Social […]

Service others on Martin Luther King Jr. day

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Jan­u­ary 16 is Mar­tin Luther King, Jr. Day a national hol­i­day. To some, the day means more than an obser­vance of the birth­day of the civil rights leader. It is also a day to be of ser­vice to oth­ers. The MLK Day of Ser­vice is […]

Social security share some new year's resolutions

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Happy 2012 from Social Secu­rity! With the new year, many peo­ple put together lists of goals and res­o­lu­tions. Allow us to share with you some new year’s res­o­lu­tions that you may find worth keep­ing. Think about retire­ment. Whether you’re 26 and begin­ning a career or […]

Social security is as American as apple pie

By Erin Thomp­son Social Secu­rity Pub­lic Affairs Spe­cial­ist in Toledo Social Secu­rity is as Amer­i­can as base­ball and apple pie. Not every­one likes apples or base­ball games, but almost every Amer­i­can who reaches retire­ment age will receive Social Secu­rity retire­ment ben­e­fits. In fact, 96 per­cent of Amer­i­cans are cov­ered by Social Secu­rity. If you’re ready […]

Patty Duke applies for social security

After years of telling peo­ple they can apply online for Social Secu­rity in their paja­mas, Patty Duke has taken her own advice. Duke, who turns 65 today, applied online for retire­ment and Medicare ben­e­fits from home at www.socialsecurity.gov. “I had no idea this would be such a momen­tous occa­sion,” said Duke, who for three years […]

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