As tax season approaches, accessing your Social Security Benefit Statement has never been easier. We tell you how.

The Social Security benefit statement, also known as form SSA-1099, shows you the benefit amount you earned last year. (Noncitizens living outside the US receive SSA-1042S instead.) The statement ...

Social Security provides financial assistance to eligible family members after a beneficiary’s death. These benefits are available to spouses, children and, in some cases, dependent parents.