Social Security Publications

A directory of the information pamphlets and fact sheets that SSA publishes on its benefit programs, including: Retirement, Disability, Medicare, Supplemental Security Income, Survivors benefits, and information about your Social Security number.

Social Security publications may be available in several different formats including .pdf. Select the format you need by clicking on the correct extension. If no extension is listed then the title links directly to the html version and additional formats are listed in the publication.

Some publications are also available in alternative formats for people who are blind or disabled.

• Benefit Publications - a complete list of benefit publications (Includes links to publications in other languages);
• Recently published or revised publications;
• Lista De Publicaciones En Espaņol (Spanish Publications);
• Multilanguage Gateway (Information available in other languages);
• Medicare Information;
• Actuarial Publications (Trustees Reports, SSI Annual Reports, Actuarial Studies and Notes from the Office of the Actuary);
• FAX Catalog -- Publications available by fax;
• Social Security Disability Benefits;
• The Social Security Handbook -- A comprehensive guide to all of Social Security's benefit programs; and
• A Glossary of Social Security Terms.

• 2004 COLA Information - Benefit, Tax and Wage-Indexed Changes for 2004;
• How To Apply for Retirement Benefits;
• How To Apply For Social Security Disability Benefits;
• What to Do When a Beneficiary Dies;
• Teachers Kit;
• Quick Guides;
• Compute Your Own Benefit Estimate - The ANYPIA Program; and
• International Social Security Agreements