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What You Can Do Online

Updated: September 1, 2010  
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Social Security Office Locator
Use your ZIP code to locate the closest Social Security Office.

Available Weekdays 5 AM - 1 AM
Saturday 5 AM - 11 PM
Sunday 8 AM - 10 PM
Holidays 5 AM - 11 PM

Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool (BEST)
Use our Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool to find out if you may be eligible for benefits from a program Social Security administers.
(Available anytime.)
Alert: Some of our Online Claims & Services applications will not be available from 8:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, September 4th, until 8:00 AM on Sunday, September 5th, due to scheduled systems maintenance.

You will still be able to use our Retirement Planner, find your full retirement age and check employment opportunities when our other services are not available.

We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to use all our online services on Sunday morning.
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Online Services Hours of Operation*:
(All times ET)

Weekdays 5 AM - 1 AM
Saturday 5 AM - 11 PM
Sunday 8 AM - 10 PM

5 AM - 11 PM on these holidays:
New Year's Day
Independence Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

Hours for all other holidays are: 5 AM - 1 AM

*Note: Some online applications have additional "Hours of Operation."

 Apply for benefits

You can:

 Appeal a decision

 Do you qualify for benefits?

You can:

 Estimate your future benefits

You can:

 If you get Social Security benefits...

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 If you get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits...

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 Choose your password or block electronic access

Extra hours (Eastern Time): All of our Password Services are available on Sunday until 11:30 PM.

 If you have a password...

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 Services for businesses, governments, payees and third parties

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