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(Updated 07/21/03)

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Introduction To The Social Security Program	Social Security Number
Disability Benefits	Spanish Language Publications
Retirement Benefits	Subjects Of Special Interest
Survivors Benefits	Work And Earnings
Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI)	Other Information
The Appeals Process

Introduction To The Social Security Program

Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2003 (05-10031),
Social Security Update 2003 (01/03) (05-10003), En Español (2002) (05-10933),
Social Security: 24-Hour Telephone Service (8/01) (05-10082), En Español (05-10982),
Social Security: A "Snapshot" (02/02) (05-10006), En Español, (05-10906),
Social Security: How You Earn Credits (01/03) (05-10072), En Español (03/02) (05-10972),
Social Security: Getting In Touch (6/01); (05-10048) (English front page), En Español: Como Ponerse En Contacto (Spanish back page),
Social Security: Understanding the Benefits (2/03); (05-10024), En Español (05-10924),
Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know (4/03) (05-10127)

Disability Benefits

Disability Benefits (2/03) (05-10029), En Español (05-10929)
The Appeals Process (10/99) (05-10141),
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security (01/03) (The Blue Book); (64-039),
Disability-Related Publications for Health and School Professionals,
A Guide to Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits for People with HIV Infection (10/00) (05-10020), En Español: (05-10920) (.html) -- (.pdf),
How We Decide If You Are Still Disabled (3/03) (05-10053),
How Worker's Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefits (6/97) (05-10018),
Receive Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (1/99) (05-10123) (English), En Español: (05-10123sp), (.pdf English & Spanish),
Reviewing Your Disability (6/97) (05-10068), En Español (05-10968) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security: Benefits for Children with Disabilities (08/01) (05-10026), En Español (05-10926) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security: If You Are Blind Or Have Low Vision — How We Can Help (1/03) (05-10052),
Social Security: What You Need To Know When You Get Disability Benefits (02/03) (05-10153), En Español (05-10903) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security Benefits for People Living With HIV/AIDS (05/95) (05-10019),
Social Security Disability Programs Can Help (8/01) (05-10057), En Español (05-10957),
Social Security Disability Planner,
A Special Examination Is Needed For Your Disability Claim (03/03) (05-10087), En Español (05-10987) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (6/01) (05-10060),
Ticket To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program (4/01) (05-10061),
Working While Disabled...How We Can Help (3/03) (05-10095), En Español (05-10995) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Work Incentives For People With Disabilities (Redbook) (1/03) (64-030) -- (.html) -- (.pdf),
Your Right To Question The Decision To Stop Your Disability Benefits (9/98) (05-10090) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Your Ticket To Work: What You Need To Know To Keep It Working For You (9/02) (05-10062)

Retirement Benefits

Retirement Benefits (4/03) (05-10035), En Español (05-10935),
Government Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007), En Español (05-10907); (1/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),
How Work Affects Your Benefits (01/03) (05-10069), En Español (05-10969); (5/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),
How Your Retirement Benefit is Figured (05-10070),
- (If you were born in 1941) 1/03 edition,
- (If you were born in 1940) 4/02 edition,
- (If you were born in 1939) 4/01 edition, En Español (05-10970) (.pdf),
- (If you were born in 1938) 3/00 edition; (.html) -- (.pdf) -- (.doc), En Español (05-10970) (.pdf),
- (If you were born in 1937) 3/99 edition; (.html),
- (If you were born in 1936) 3/98 edition; (.html) -- (.pdf) -- (.txt),
- (If you were born in 1935) 3/97 edition; (.html) -- (.txt),
Medicare (3/01) (05-10043), En Español (05-10943) -- (.pdf),
The Notch, What It Is ... And What It Isn't (05-10042) (5/93) (.html),
The Windfall Elimination Provision (2/03) (05-10045), En Español (05-10945) (1/00) -- (.pdf)
Receive Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (1/99); (05-10123) (.html) -- (.pdf), En Español (05-10123) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security Retirement Planner,
Social Security: What You Need to Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits (1/03) (05-10077), En Español (05-10977) (.html) -- (.pdf), and
Special Payments After Retirement (1/03) (05-10063)

Survivors Benefits

Survivors (05-10084); (8/00) (.html), En Español (05-10984); (9/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Government Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007), En Español (05-10907); (1/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security Survivors Planner,
Social Security: What You Need to Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits (1/03) (05-10077), En Español (05-10977) (.html) -- (.pdf)

Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI)

Supplemental Security Income (3/01) (05-11000), En Español (05-11090); (9/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),
The Definition of Disability for Children (7/97) (05-11053), En Español (05-11054); (.html) -- (.pdf),
Food Stamps and Other Nutrition Programs (03/02) (05-10100), En Español (05-10978) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Food Stamp Facts (5/02) (05-10101), En Español (05-10105) (.html) -- (.pdf),
A Guide to Social Security and SSI Disability Benefits for People with HIV Infection (10/00); (05-10020) (.html), En Español (05-10920) (.html) -- (.pdf),
A Guide To SSI For Groups And Organizations (2/01) (05-11015),
How Worker's Compensation And Other Disability Payments May Affect Your Benefits (6/97); (05-10018) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Incentive Payments For State And Local Institutions Under Social Security Programs (2/01) (05-10088),
Receiving Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (05-10123) (1/99); (.html) (English) -- (.pdf) (English & Spanish), En Español (05-10123) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Reviewing Your Disability (6/97); (05-10068) (.html) -- (.pdf) -- (.txt), En Español (05-10968) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security: What You Need To Know When You Get SSI (3/02) (05-11011), En Español (05-11024) (.html),
Social Security: Working While Disabled...A Guide to Plans for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) (3/99); (05-11017) (.html) -- (.pdf), En Español (05-10997) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security: You May Be Able To Get SSI (2/03) (05-11069),
Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans
- 2/03 factsheet (05-10157) and
- 3/03 booklet (05-10158),
Supplemental Security Income for Noncitizens (3/02) (05-11051), En Español (05-11052),
SSI Spotlights,
SSI State Supplement Factsheets,
Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (06/02) (05-10060),
Ticket To Work And Self-sufficiency Program (4/01) (05-10061) -- (.htm),
Your Right To Question The Decision Made On Your SSI Claim (01/02) (05-11008), En Español (05-11098),
Your Ticket To Work: What You Need To Know To Keep It Working For You (9/02) (05-10062)

The Appeals Process

Appeals (4/99) (05-10041) , En Español (05-10941) (.pdf) -- (.html),
The Appeals Process (10/99) (05-10141),
Your Right to Representation (02/02) (05-10075), En Español (05-10975),
Your Right To Question The Decision Made On Your Claim (03/03) (05-10058),
En Español (05-10958) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Your Right To Question The Decision Made On Your SSI Claim (01/02) (05-11008), En Español (05-11098) (.html)
Your Right To Question The Decision To Stop Your Disability Benefits (9/98) (05-10090)

Social Security Number

Foreign Workers and Social Security Numbers (04/03), (05-10107), En Español ,
International Students and Social Security Numbers (10/02), En Español,
Lawfully Admitted Aliens--When You Need A Social Security Number and When You Don't (8/01) (05-10096), En Español (05-10996) (.html) -- (.pdf),
New Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims And Others (6/99); (05-10093) (.html) (English) -- (.pdf) (English & Spanish),
Protecting Social Security Numbers, (10/02) En Español,
Social Security: Numbers for Children (07/00); (05-10023) (.html), En Español (05-10923) (.html),
Social Security: Your Number And Card (5/01) (05-10002), En Español (05-10902) (.html) -- (.pdf), and
When Someone Misuses Your Number (01/03); (05-10064), En Español (05-10964) (.html) -- (.pdf)

Work And Earnings

The Social Security Statement: The Future's In Your Hands (announcement),
How State And Local Government Employees Are Covered By Social Security And Medicare (Phone numbers revised 10/02); (05-10051),
How To Correct Your Social Security Earnings (9/01) (05-10081),
Government Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007), En Español (05-10907) (.html) -- (.pdf)
A Guide For Farmers, Growers, and Crew Leaders (5/97); (05-10025) (.html) -- (.pdf), En Español (05-10925) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Household Workers (1/03) (05-10021), En Español (05-10922),
How International Agreements Can Help You (9/02) (05-10180),
How Work Affects Your Benefits (1/03) (05-10069), En Español (05-10969) (.html) -- (.pdf),
If You're Self-Employed (01/03) (05-10022), En Español (05-10922) (.html) -- (.pdf),
If You Work for a Nonprofit Organization (01/03) (05-10027),
If You Are A Farm Worker (7/01) (05-10074) in English & En Español,
Military Service And Social Security (07/03) (05-10017),
The Windfall Elimination Provision (2/03) (05-10045), En Español (05-10945) -- (.pdf),
Social Security: How You Earn Credits (1/03) (05-10072), En Español (05-10972) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security Update 2003 (01/03) (05-10003), En Español (2002) (05-10933),
Social Security: Working While Disabled...A Guide to Plans for Achieving Self-support (PASS) (3/99); (05-11017) (.html) -- (.pdf), En Español (05-10997),
Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (6/02) (05-10060),
Ticket To Work And Self-sufficiency Program (4/01) (05-10061),
When You Retire from Your Own Business: What Social Security Needs to Know (1/03) (05-10038),
En Español (05-10938) (.html) – (.pdf),
Your Ticket To Work: What You Need To Know To Keep It Working For You (9/02) (05-10062)

Subjects Of Special Interest

Benefits for Children (03/01) (05-10085), En Español (05-10985),
Government Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007), En Español (05-10907) (.html) -- (.pdf),
How International Agreements Can Help You (9/02) (05-10180),
How State And Local Government Employees Are Covered By Social Security And Medicare (Phone numbers revised 10/02) (05-10051),
Incentive Payments For State And Local Institutions Under Social Security Programs (2/01) (05-10088),
Medicare Information,
Medicare (3/01) (05-10043), En Español (05-10943) -- (.pdf),
Misleading Advertising (01/03) (05-10005), En Español (1/96) (05-10905) (.html) -- (.pdf),
New Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims And Others (6/99); (05-10093) (.html) (English) -- (.pdf) (English & Spanish),
The Notch, What It Is ... And What It Isn't (5/93) (.html),
Receiving Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (1/99); (05-10123) (.html) (English) -- (.pdf) (English & Spanish), En Español (05-10123) (.html) -- (.pdf),
Social Security: A Guide For Representative Payees (8/01) (05-10076), En Español (05-10976),
Social Security: Your Payments While You Are Outside the United States (01/01); (05-10137) (.html),
En Español (05-10138) (.html),
Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans
- 2/03 factsheet (05-10157) and
- 3/03 booklet (05-10158),
State Statistics Factsheets,
Ticket To Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (6/02) (05-10060),
What Prisoners Should Know About Social Security (2/99); (05-10133),
En Español:Lo Que Deben Saber Los Prisioneros Sobre Seguro Social (.html) -- (.pdf),
Your Ticket To Work: What You Need To Know To Keep It Working For You (9/02) (05-10062)

Other Information

2003 Cost of Living Information (Benefit, Tax and Wage-Indexed Changes for 2003),
Actuarial Publications, (Includes Trustees Reports, SSI Annual Reports, Actuarial Studies and Notes from the Office of the Actuary),
English-Spanish Glossary (Glosario Español-Inglés) (Contains everyday words and expressions as well as technical SSA terminology),
Glossary of Social Security Terms,
Lista De Publicaciones En Español (Spanish Publications),
Multilanguage Gateway (Information available in other languages),
International Agreements (Agreements with other countries that help people who work in the U.S. and abroad.)
New/Revised Publications,
Office of Policy Publications (Research & policy oriented publications),
Public Information Materials in Alternative Media, (Information available in alternate media such as braille, audio cassette, floppy disk, or enlarged print),
The Social Security Handbook (A comprehensive guide to all of Social Security's benefit programs),
SSA Publications on CD Rom,
Teacher's Kit


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