How to find out my social security benefits

July 15, 2021 • By

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Last Updated: July 20, 2021

If you applied for Social Security benefits, or have a pending reconsideration or hearing request, you can check the status online using your free personal my Social Security account. If you don’t have an account, you can create one to see the following information about your claim:

Date of filing.
Current claim location.
Scheduled hearing date and time.
Re-entry numbers for incomplete applications.
Servicing office location.
Publications of interest, depending on the claim and current step in the process.

Use your personal my Social Security account to check the status of your application or appeal. If you have questions about retirement, disability, Medicare, or survivors benefits, as well as Supplemental Security Income, visit our Benefits page.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Benefit estimates depend on your date of birth and on your earnings history. For security, the "Quick Calculator" does not access your earnings record; instead, it will estimate your earnings based on information you provide. So benefit estimates made by the Quick Calculator are rough.

Although the "Quick Calculator" makes an initial assumption about your past earnings, you will have the opportunity to change the assumed earnings (click on "See the earnings we used" after you complete and submit the form below).

You must be at least age 22 to use the form at right.

Lack of a substantial earnings history will cause retirement benefit estimates to be unreliable.

If you have any questions or comments about the Quick Calculator, please visit our Contact Social Security page for ways to contact us. Remember to use "Quick Calculator" as the subject so we know which calculator your question or comment refers to.