Social Security Law
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Online
Apply for a card or replace, correct, or change your name on your Social Security card; request a Social Security statement; appeal a decision from Social Security; and more. - Business Services Online
Registered employers may upload wage reports, access W-2 online & check status of wage submissions.
- Social Security Online
- Benefits & Programs
- Apply for Retirement and Disability Benefits Online (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Benefit Publications (U.S.
Social Security Administration)
Information on disability, retirement, and survivor benefits; the Supplemental Security Income Program; social security numbers; work and earnings; the appeals process and other issues. Publications are also available in Spanish. - Handbook (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- One step ahead: resource planning for people with disabilities who rely on Supplemental Security Income and medical assistance (Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities)
- Planners (U.S. Social
Security Administration)
Use these planners to calculate benefits, determine eligibility, get answers to frequently asked questions, or apply online for disability, retirement, and survivorship benefits.- Disability Planner (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Retirement Planner (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Survivors Planner (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Directories
- Social Security Office Locator (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Fraud
- Reporting Fraud, Waste, or Abuse (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- History
- Social Security Online: History
History, including presidential statements & recorded White House conversations, oral histories, biographies of social welfare pioneers, research aids, etc.
- Social Security Online: History
- SSNs (Social Security Numbers)
- Social Security Numbers: Federal and State Laws Restrict Use of SSNs, yet Gaps Remain (U.S. Government Accountability Office)
- Frequently Asked Questions on SSNs and Privacy (Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility)
- Identity Theft (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- My social security number: how secure is it? (Privacy Rights Clearinghouse)
- Use and Collection of Social Security Numbers (WI Legislative Council)
- Your Social Security Number & Card (U.S. Social Security Administration)
Learn how to get a number & card, protect your number, what your number means, and whether to give your number to others.
- Statistics / Policy / Research
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- U.S. Code: 42 USC 301-1397jj "Social Security"
- CFR:
20 CFR 400-499 "Social Security Administration"
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Rules
Access laws, regulations, social security rulings & acquiescence rulings. Includes:
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Related Topics
Library Resources
- Handling a Social Security Disability Case
- Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability
- Social Security Practice Guide