Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 or visit their website www.socialsecurity.govwhere you can apply for benefits Get the address of your local Social Security office; and get forms to request important documents, such as a Social Security Statement, a replacement Social Security or Medicare card or a letter to confirm your benefit amount.

For valuable booklets from Social Security, go to http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10035.html

Electronic Booklets website and click on any of these links to get information on:

• Social Security and your retirement plans
• Your retirement benefits
• Family benefits
• What you need to know when your are eligible for retirement benefits