“I am pleased with the public’s
initial response to our new online Social Security Statement,”
That is the statement of Michael J.
Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security remarking on the initial success of the
New Online Social Security Statement.
“Since our May 1 launch, more than
130,000 people have successfully created an online account to access their
Statement information, with the first 100,000 coming online in less than three
days,” says Astrue
“The new online Statement is simple
and easy-to-use, and the initial satisfaction scores from users prove it.
According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, users are giving the
online Statement a score of 89, making it competitive with our other top-rated,
best-in-government online services,” reports Astrue
The online Statement is a very
useful financial planning tool. It provides estimates for retirement,
disability and survivors benefits. It also provides workers a convenient
way to determine whether their earnings are accurately posted to their Social
Security records. This feature is important because Social Security
benefits are based on average earnings over a person’s lifetime. Now
people as young as 18 can access their Statement for the first time, as well as
find links to important information and online services.
People are advised to get in the
habit of checking their online Statement each year -- around their birthday,
for example. To learn more about it, or to try it yourself, please go to www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement.
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