Social Security Website
WBDOC
Wilkes Barre Direct Operations Center
(it's where we work)
What are the types of benefits that you can file for with Social Security?
Retirement
Survivors
Medicare
Disability
SSI
W-2
What is the name of the pet dinosaur in the Flintstones?
Dino
MySSA
RIB
Retirement Insurance Benefits
Which kind of benefit requires someone to be at least 62 years of age?
Retirement
True or False:
Employers are required to send all of their employee's W2's to Social Security every year?
True
This is the annual wage reporting process. Social Security uses this information to update individual's Master Earnings File (MEF).
Who lives at Number 4, Privet Drive
Harry Potter
Where can you find the address and phone number for a local Social Security Office?
Office Locator (under Contact Us)
DIB
Disability Insurance Benefits
How many QC's (quarters of coverage) do you need to be insured for most Social Security benefits?
40
Social Security has an automated process that runs twice each year, to look for any new earnings posted to a beneficiary's record. If found, the payment amount may be updated to include those new earnings. What is the name of this process?
AERO
Name Donald Duck's nephews
Huey, Dewey and Louie
True or False:
You can file an application for Social Security benefits online
True: you can file for Retirement, Disability or Medicare only on ssa.gov
AWR
Annual Wage Reporting
If you are not disabled, what is the minimum age you can apply for Medicare?
65
Yes
They would need to create a BSO (Business Services Online) account, then they can submit the information to us online.
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
Mr. Potato Head, by Hasbro in 1952
Can you apply for a replacement Social Security card online?
Yes, you can apply for a new card online as long as you aren't making any changes.
MBA
Monthly Benefit Amount
If someone is approved for benefits, but they are not capable of handling their own affairs (minor child, mental disabilities, etc), how does Social Security protect their payments and make sure they are used for the person's care and support?
by appointing a Representative Payee
Some people work in jobs where they do not pay Social Security tax on their earnings. Do those earnings still count toward their Social Security benefits?
No
These are called, "non-covered" wages. They will not show up on a Social Security statement and they do not count toward future benefits.
Which month has 28 days in it?
All of them!
:-)