Social Security Ready to Enroll 10,000 Boomers a Day
Patty Duke Show stars helping agency promote new online enrollment form.
Jan. 7, 2009 – The Social Security Administration is expecting a barrage of 10,000 Boomers who will be signing up for Social Security and Medicare, every day for the next 20 years. The agency has launched the “Retire Online’ campaign and is using the 1960′s sitcom “The Patty Duke Show to promote the online site. ”Social Security’s new online retirement application can be completed in as little as 15 minutes from the comfort of your home or office,” said Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security.
“Filing online means there’s no need to drive to a local Social Security office or wait for an appointment with a Social Security representative. I’m thrilled that Patty Duke has volunteered to help us promote retiring online.”
“Like millions of other baby boomers, I like to spend time with my grandchildren, travel or just relax with a good book. And I love the convenience of doing things online,” Ms. Duke said.
“Social Security has made applying for retirement benefits online easier than ever before. So when you decide to retire, apply online for Social Security benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov. It’s so easy!”
To apply, go to www.socialsecurity.gov and click on “Applying Online for Retirement Benefits.”
Applicants will be asked a brief series of questions about themselves and their work. Applicants do not have to complete the online application in one sitting, allowing time to locate information which may not be readily available, and which allows applicant to stop and start the process without losing any previously entered information..
The site also includes a convenient “more info” links that can clicked on to get an answer. When the application is completed, simply click the “Sign Now” button to submit the application. There are no paper forms to sign, and usually no additional documents are required. If more information is needed, Social Security will contact you.
“To meet the needs of Patty and 80 million of her fellow baby boomers, who are becoming eligible for retirement at a rate of 10,000 a day for the next 20 years, Social Security is developing a wide range of online and automated services,” Commissioner Astrue said.
“In addition to our new online retirement application, and other services like our new Retirement Estimator, the highest rated online service in government, we are continuing to expand and improve our Internet service options. These services will help us provide the American public with world-class service for generations to come.”
To see a demonstration of Social Security’s online retirement application and to view the new public service announcements featuring Patty Duke as cousins Patty and Cathy Lane, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/pattyduke.
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