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my Social Security
How to Create an Online Account
my Social Security — How to Create an Online Account
SSA.gov
You can create a personal my Social Security
account to access your Social Security
Statement, check your earnings, and get your
benet estimates.
If you receive benets, you can also:
• Get your benet verication letter.
• Get a replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S
for tax season.
• Request a replacement Medicare card.
Social Security beneciaries in the U.S. only:
• Change your address and phone number.
• Start or change your direct deposit.
Even if you do not currently receive benets,
you can:
• Check the status of your application or
appeal.
• Get a benet verication letter stating that
you:
—Never received Social Security benets,
Supplemental Security Income, or
Medicare.
—Received benets in the past, but do not
currently receive them. (The letter includes
the date your benets stopped and how
much you received that year.)
—Applied for benets but haven’t received a
decision yet.
You can also opt out of receiving notices in the
mail that are available online. In most states,
you can request a replacement Social Security
card using your personal my Social Security
account if you meet certain requirements (in the
U.S. only).
Create your personal
my Social Security account
We have modernized how you sign up for a
personal my Social Security account. Instead
of creating a username and password that can
only be used with us, all new my Social Security
customers will now create a credential with our
credential service providers Login.gov or ID.me.
This provides an alternative method for people
to access my Social Security.
To create a personal my Social Security
account, you must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18
years old, and have a valid email address and
Social Security number.
Once you have a valid email address, you are
ready to create your personal my Social Security
account. Go to www.ssa.gov/myaccount and
select the “Create an Account” button.
If you already have a Login.gov or ID.me
account, you can select the appropriate button
to sign in and access your personal
my Social Security account. If you have
previously veried your identity with Login.gov
or ID.me, you do not need to verify your identity
again with us. Customers who have a foreign
mailing address must register and sign in
with ID.me to access my Social Security.
If you don’t have a Login.gov or ID.me account,
select either the “Create an Account with
Login.gov” link to create a Login.gov account
or the “Sign In with ID.me” button to create an
ID.me account. This will start your one-time
registration process. If you create a new Login.
gov credential, we will still complete the identity
verication part, so you will need to provide
some personal information to us. You will also
receive an activation code from us to complete
the process. ID.me conducts their own identity
verication process.
Using your activation code to nish
creating your personal
my Social Security account
If you created a Login.gov credential, you will
receive an activation code to nish setting up
your personal my Social Security account. You
only have to do this part once. You are given
the option to receive your activation code by
postal mail, text message, or automated voice
phone call.
If you receive your activation code via text
message or phone call, you can nish creating
your account right away. If you receive
your code by mail, you will need to go to
www.ssa.gov/myaccount and select “Finish
Setting Up Your Account” after receiving the
code.
After successfully creating your account, you will
be redirected to the my Social Security Terms of
Service screen prior to accessing your account.
Social Security Administration
Publication No. 05-10540
October 2023 (April 2022 edition may be used)
my Social Security — How to Create an Online Account
Produced and published at U.S. taxpayer expense
