SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS | SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - LORAIN
Provides monthly cash payments for people age 62 and older. Workers may retire at age 62 and receive a reduced benefit. Full retirement age beginning with people born in 1938 or later is age 65. For individuals born after 1939 that age gradually increases until it reaches 67 for people born after 1959. Benefit amounts depend upon wages earned and the number of quarters of coverage credited to the individual's Social Security record.
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Physical Address
221 West 5th Street, Lorain, OH 44052
Hours
Same as site hours.
Website
Application process
- Call the toll-free number or visit the Social Security website for more information. - Process begins by applying at www.socialsecurity.gov. - An appointment can be scheduled at a local Social Security office if assistance is needed in completing the online application. - Social Security personnel will contact applicants once the online application is submitted before finalizing the applicant's filing.
Fee
No fee.
Eligibility
- Accepts applications from individuals age 61 and 9 months and over AND have worked for at least 10 years. - Must be age 62 and over AND have worked for at least 10 years to be eligible for retirement benefits. - If eligible for retirement benefits, some members of the applicant's family can also receive benefits.
Languages
- Many online services available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov. - Visit website at www.ssa.gov/pgm/reach.htm for information on free interpretative services available for various languages including: -- Arabic. -- Chinese (Traditional and Simplified). -- Farsi. -- French. -- Greek. -- Haitian Creole. -- Italian. -- Korean. -- Polish. -- Portuguese. -- Russian. -- Spanish. -- Tagalog. -- Ukrainian. -- Vietnamese.
Agency info
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - LORAIN
Pays retirement, disability and survivors benefits to workers and their families and administers the Supplemental Security Income program. Also issues Social Security numbers.