Site Map: Office of the Chief Actuary

Updated April 20, 2004

Actuaries at SSA	Index About SSA's Office of the Chief Actuary Actuarial employment at SSA Other actuarial resources on the Internet

Automatic Increases	Index Cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) OASDI contribution and benefit base (taxable maximum) Exempt amounts under the retirement earnings test Summary table of automatically increased amounts
Beneficiary Data	Index Benefits currently paid by benefit type Benefits currently paid by family type Benefits awarded Distribution of beneficiaries by age or benefit level
Benefit Estimates	If you want a rough estimate of your benefit, try the Quick Calculator. If you know your past earnings, you can compute your own benefit on-line with the Online Calculator. Alternatively, you can download to your computer the more powerful Detailed Calculator.
Benefit Examples	Examples illustrate how retirement benefits are calculated.
Cost-of-Living Adjustment	Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) is one of several automatic increases
Financial status	See Trustees Report below for financial status under present law. Memorandums on solvency issues address proposals to modify the Social Security program.
History of the Provisions of the Social Security Act	Index Table of contents History of Provisions of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance History of Provisions of Hospital Insurance History of Provisions of Supplementary Medical Insurance A list of the legislation by date enacted A glossary of terminology
Interest rates	Interest rates earned by the trust funds
Investments	Investments held by the trust funds Investments transactions
Notes	Actuarial Notes
Publications	Actuarial Publications
Statistics	Fact Sheet--a statistical summary of the Social Security program Selected statistical tables on the Social Security program
Studies	Actuarial Studies
Substantial Gainful Activity	Earnings considered to be substantial gainful activity (SGA)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)	Annual Reports of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program Countable income SSI benefits
Tax data	Table of tax rates for Social Security and Medicare Table of maximum taxable earnings for Social Security Tax collections on wages and self-employment income
Trust Fund Data	Index Access Data Bases Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund (began in 1937) Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund (began in 1957) OASI and DI Trust Funds, combined, 1957 and later
Trustees Report	The Status of the Social Security and Medicare Programs provides a summary of the latest OASDI and Medicare Trustees Reports. OASDI Trustees Reports --reports issued annually provide detailed information on the financial status of the Social Security trust funds


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