Social Security online services are a huge convenience. Being able to access forms, check your information, and communicate with the Social Security Administration are a few of the perks.
Now a major change is coming to these services. Specifically, these changes will affect the way people log in to their accounts. Social Security benefit amounts will not be affected.
To access the program’s online services moving forward, you will need to create a Login.gov or ID.me account. You can find out more about the change here.
While system changes like this come along every so often, the ability to access your information securely can be hugely helpful in multiple scenarios.