Guide to
Social Security Benefits

Other Reports Available

We said right up front that this report was intended to provide a general overview of Social Security programs and how they might affect you. Throughout this report, we referred you to other publications whenever the situation required more information or a more detailed explanation.

The Social Security Administration and the Health Care Financing Administration (the Medicare people) produce many publications and fact sheets designed to help explain these programs to you. Here is a list of some you may find helpful. 

• Retirement (Publication No. 05-10035)--A guide to Social Security retirement benefits

• Disability (Publication No. 05-10029)--A guide to Social Security disability benefits

• Survivors (Publication No. 05-10084)--A guide to Social Security survivors benefits

• Medicare (Publication No. 05-10043)--A guide to the Medicare program

• SSI (Publication No. 05-11000)--A guide to the Supplemental Security Income program

• Social Security And SSI Benefits For Children With Disabilities (Publication No. 05-10026)--An overview of benefits available to children

• A Guide To Social Security And SSI Disability Benefits For People With HIV Infection (Publication No. 05-10020)--An explanation of benefits for people with the AIDS virus

• Financing Social Security (Publication No. 05-10094)--A fact sheet that provides an overview of Social Security's trust fund operations

These and other publications can be obtained free of charge at any Social Security office or by calling our toll-free number: 1-800-772-1213.

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