Hi Donald, thanks for using our blog. Check out our online services web page. Under the Apply for Benefits heading you will see links to apply for retirement, disability, Medicare and an appeal. We hope this is helpful!

Hi Bill, thanks for using our blog. We do allow up to six months of retroactivity payments, only after you have reached your full retirement age. No retroactive benefits are payable for any month before reaching your full retirement age.

Social Security benefits are paid the month after they are due. The exact payment date is determined by your date of birth. For future pay days, you may find the Schedule of Social Security Payments calendars useful.

You can apply using our online retirement application. In the application path, it will ask when you want to start your retirement benefits. We hope this is helpful!

Hi Amy, thanks for using our blog. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page for details on how to get a benefit verification letter. This letter is sometimes called a budget letter, a benefits letter, a proof of income letter or a proof of award letter. You also may be able to request a benefit verification letter by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a proof of income letter. We hope this helps.

Hi, William. Thanks for your question. If you already have Medicare Part A and wish to sign up for Medicare Part B under the Special Enrollment Period (SEP), please complete form CMS 40-B, Application for Enrollment in Medicare – Part B (Medical Insurance) along with the CMS L564-Request for Employment Information and proof of employment, Group Health Plan (GHP), or Large GroupHealth Plan (LGHP). Return the completed forms to your Social Security office by mail or by fax to 1-833-914-2016. For more information and to subscribe for updates, visit here. We hope this helps.

Hi Barbara, please go to our Benefits Planner: Withholding Income Tax From Your Social Security Benefits for complete information on this topic. Thanks!