If you would like to get a Social Security Statement, which provides estimates of your future benefits, it is available online at www.socialsecurity.gov.

The online Social Security Statement is simple, easy-to-use and provides estimates people can use to plan for their retirement and estimates for disability and survivors benefits.

The statement also offers workers a convenient way to determine whether their earnings are accurately posted to their Social Security records. Social Security benefits are based on average earnings over a person's lifetime. If the information is incorrect, the person might not receive proper benefits.

The online statement can be saved or printed.

According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, users are giving the online statement a score of 89, making it competitive with other online agency services, such as the Retirement Estimator and retirement application.

To get a personalized online statement, you must be age 18 or older and must be able to provide information about yourself that matches information on file with Social Security.

In addition, Social Security uses Experian, an external authentication service provider, for further verification. You must provide identifying information and answer security questions to pass this verification.

Social Security will not share your Social Security number with Experian, but the identity check is an important part of this new verification process.

When your identity is verified, you can create a “My Social Security” account with a unique user name and password to access your online statement. Your statement includes links to information about other online Social Security services, such as applications for retirement, disability and Medicare.

For, details, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement.

Luann Maxson is the Social Security manager in the New Kensington office.

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