Social Security

AARP Bulletin - Up-to-date information about Social Security, Medicare and other retirement issues.
www.aarp.org/bulletin

AARP Social Security Center - Retirement planning. Is Social Security really broken? Plus, the truth about "The Notch".
www.aarp.org/socialsecurity

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College - Research on Social Security and other retirement issues for policymakers and the public. Are you saving enough for retirement?
www.bc.edu/crr

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - Social Security - Primarily offers articles and analyses of the US social security system.
www.cbpp.org/pubs/socsec.htm

ElderWeb: Social Security - Information about Social Security benefits: the Notch, Social Security reform, what you need to know when you get benefits.
www.elderweb.com/default.php?PageID=829&Version=0&Font=0

Medicare and Prescription Help - Extra help with prescription drug costs for people who need it most.
www.socialsecurity.gov/prescriptionhelp/

Metlife: About Social Security - Social Security's and Medicare's roles in planning for financial security in retirement.
www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,1674,P1999,00.html

Michigan Retirement Research Center - Research and education resource for Social Security, pension, and retirement-related policies.
www.mrrc.isr.umich.edu

National Education Association - Public school teachers in 15 states receive lower Social Security benefits because of the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision. See what the NEA thinks of that.
www.nea.org/socialsecurity/

Senior Journal - News, information and opinion on Social Security.
www.seniorjournal.com/SocialSecurity.htm

Social Security Administration - Official site, with news, trends, budget, publications, and comparison with similar systems in more than 170 countries.
www.socialsecurity.gov/

Social Security Administration - Compute Your Benefit - Social Security benefit estimate program, ANYPIA, for personal computers.
www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/ANYPIA/compute.html

Social Security Administration - Information in Other Languages - Information about Social Security is available in many languages in addition to English and Spanish.
www.socialsecurity.gov/multilanguage/

Social Security Administration - Section 419(c) of Public Law 108-203 - Social Security Protection Act of 2004 requires government employers to disclose effects of Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset to new employees hired for jobs not covered by Social Security.
http://tylerschnaidt.com/blocked/nph-index.pl/010110A/https/www.socialsecurity.gov/slge/

Social Security Administration - Your Statement - Information about the annual automatic Social Security statement, an official estimate of future benefits.
www.socialsecurity.gov/mystatement/

Social Security.com - Answers to common questions about Social Security, from benefits consultant Stanley A. Tomkiel, III.
www.socialsecurity.com/asktheexpert.html

U. S. Railroad Retirement Board - Information for railroad workers, retirees, and their families. The RRB, a federal agency, administers a separate social security system for employees of the railroad industry.
www.rrb.gov

University of Alabama Law School - Legal counsel for the elderly on Social Security and other government programs.
www.uaelderlaw.org/ssi.html

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging - The Committee conducts oversight of Social Security.
aging.senate.gov/