YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY

YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY


With Earth Day recently behind us, many people have stepped up their efforts to go green. And there are a number of things you can do, including planting a tree and recycling your plastic, glass and paper.

Mr. Brown is District Manager of the Social Security Administration's Downtown New York Office.

But what's even better than recycling your paper is not having any paper to begin with.

Going green is yet another of the many reasons to complete your business transactions with Social Security on-line. You can complete all of your paperwork with a lot less paper.

Whether you want to apply for retirement benefits, request a replacement Medicare card, report a change of address or direct deposit if you are currently receiving benefits, or take charge of your retirement planning, you can do it on our Web site.

There's no need to drive to your local Social Security office. Don't wait in traffic when your Social Security business can be done from the comfort of your home or office. Save a trip and go to www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices to get started.

Many of these services can be completed on-line without taking another step. Some services require you to mail in documents and information. Regardless, you'll be ahead of the pack by using our on-line services.

You can rest assured that doing business with Social Security on-line is fast, easy and secure. And it is environmentally the cleanest, greenest way to do your Social Security business.

Many of our on-line services are available as automated phone services as well. Just call 1-800-772-1213 to take advantage of them.

Earth Day is a great time to step up your efforts to go green, but you can go green any time during the year. Save a tree, save some gas and cut back on pollution by visiting us on-line instead of at an office. For more information, visit www.socialsecurity.gov or call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).