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Social           Security Benefit Information PublicationsSocial         Security publications may be available in several         different formats. Select the format you         need by clicking on the correct extension. If         no extension is listed then the title links         directly to the html version of the publication         and additional formats are listed in the html         version. Some publications are also available         in alternative formats         for people who are blind or disabled.INTRODUCTION                 TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM,                 
DISABILITY                   BENEFITS, 

RETIREMENT                   BENEFITS, 

SURVIVORS                   BENEFITS, 

SUPPLEMENTAL                   SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM (SSI),                   
THE                   APPEALS PROCESS, 

SOCIAL                   SECURITY NUMBER, 

SPANISH                   LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS, 

SUBJECTS                   OF SPECIAL INTEREST, 

WORK                   AND EARNINGS, 
OTHER                   INFORMATION**INTRODUCTION           TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM**- Schedule               of Social Security Benefit Payments 2002               (05-10031),               En Espa�ol: D�as               de Pago de Beneficios de Seguro Social               En 2002 (05-10931) (.htm)    -  Schedule                     of Social Security Benefit Payments                     2001                     (05-10031), 
-  Social                 Security Update 2002 (1/02) (05-10003),                 En Espa�ol (2002) (05-10933);                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: 24-Hour Telephone Service                 (8/01) (05-10082), En                 Espa�ol (05-10982)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: A "Snapshot" (02/02)                 (05-10006), En Espa�ol                 (07/00), (05-10906)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: How You Earn Credits (2/02)                 (.html) --- (.pdf)                 (05-10072), En Espa�ol                 (05-10972)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: Basic Facts (5/02); (05-10080)                 (.html), En Espa�ol                 (05-10980)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: Getting In Touch (6/01);                 (05-10048) *(English front page)*,                                 En Espa�ol: Como                 Ponerse En Contacto*(Spanish                 back page)*,  
-  Social                 Security: Understanding the Benefits                 (2/02); (05-10024), En                 Espa�ol (05-10924)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: What Every Woman Should Know                 (3/02); (05-10127) (.html),                  
**DISABILITY           BENEFITS**-  Disability                 Benefits (2/02)                 (05-10029), En Espa�ol                 (05-10929)                 (.html) -- (.pdf), 
-  The                 Appeals Process (10/99); (05-10141)                 (.htm) -- (.pdf), 
-  A                 Desktop Guide To Social Security And                 SSI Work Incentives (01/02) (05-11002), 
-  Disability                 Evaluation Under Social Security                 (02/02) (The Blue Book); (64-039), 
-  Disability-Related                 Publications for Health and School Professionals,                  
-  A                 Guide to Social Security and SSI Disability                 Benefits for People with HIV Infection                 (10/00); (05-10020) (.html) -- (.txt),                                 En Espa�ol (05-10920)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  How                 We Decide If You Are Still Disabled                 (7/00); (05-10053) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  How                 Worker's Compensation And Other Disability                 Payments May Affect Your Benefits (6/97);                 (05-10018) (.html) -- (.pdf), 
-  Receive                 Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (05-10123)                 (1/99); (.html) *(English)*,                 -- (.pdf) *(English                 & Spanish)*,                 En Espa�ol: Reciba Sus Beneficios Por                 Dep�sito Directo (05-10123);                 (.html),  
-  Reviewing                 Your Disability (6/97); (05-10068) (.html)                 -- (.pdf)                 -- (.ps) -- (.txt),                 En Espa�ol (05-10968)                 (.html) -- (.pdf), 
-  Social                 Security: Benefits for Children with                 Disabilities (08/01); (05-10026) (.html)                 -- (.pdf),                 En Espa�ol (05-10926)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: If You Are Blind Or Have Low                 Vision — How We Can Help (4/02);                 (05-10052) (.html) -- (.pdf), 
-  Social                 Security: What You Need To Know When                 You Get Disability Benefits (02/02)                 (05-10153),                 En Espa�ol (05-10903)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security Benefits for People Living                 With HIV/AIDS (05/95); (05-10019) (.html)                 -- (.txt), 
-  Social                 Security Disability Programs Can Help                 (8/01) (05-10057), En                 Espa�ol (05-10957)                 (.html), 
-  Social                 Security Disability Planner, 
-  A                 Special Examination Is Needed For Your                 Disability Claim (6/01); (05-10087)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                                 En Espa�ol (05-10987)                 (.html) -- (.pdf), 
-  Ticket                 To Work And Work Incentives Improvement                 Act of 1999 (6/01) (05-10060), 
- Ticket               To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program (4/01)               (05-10061) -- (.htm),
-  Working                 While Disabled...How We Can Help (5/02)                 (05-10095), En Espa�ol                 (05-10995)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Work                 Incentives For People With Disabilities                 (Redbook) (1/02) (64-030) -- (.html)                 -- (.pdf), 
-  Your                 Right To Question The Decision To Stop                 Your Disability Benefits (9/98) (05-10090)                 (.html) -- (.pdf) 
**RETIREMENT           BENEFITS**-  Retirement                 Benefits (8/01)                 (05-10035), En Espa�ol                 (05-10935);                 (09/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Government                 Pension Offset (7/02) (05-10007), En Espa�ol                 (05-10907); (1/00) (.html) --                 (.pdf),  
-  How                 Work Affects Your Benefits (3/02); (05-10069)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                 En Espa�ol (05-10969);                 (5/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  How               Your Retirement Benefit is Figured (4/02)               (05-10070),     - *(If                   you were born in 1939)*4/01                   edition, En Espa�ol (05-10970)                   (.pdf), 
  -  *(If                   you were born in 1938)*3/00                   edition; (.html) -- (.pdf)                   -- (.doc),                   En Espa�ol (05-10970)                   (.pdf),  
  -  *(If                   you were born in 1937)*                   3/99 edition; (.html), 
  -  *(If                   you were born in 1936*)                    3/98 edition; (.html) -- (.pdf)                   -- (.txt),                   
  -  *(If                     you were born in 1935*) 3/97                     edition; (.html) -- (.txt), 
-  Medicare                 (3/01); (05-10043) (.html), En                 Espa�ol (05-10943) -- (.pdf),                  
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The                   Notch, What It Is ... And What It                   Isn't (05-10042) (5/93) (.html),                   
 
-  The                 Windfall Elimination Provision (02/02)                 (05-10045), En Espa�ol                 (05-10945) (1/00) -- (.pdf) 
-  Receive                 Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (1/99);                 (05-10123) (.html) -- (.pdf),                 En Espa�ol (05-10123)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security Retirement Planner, 
-  Social                 Security: What You Need to Know When                 You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits                 ( 05-10077)(1/02)(.html),                 En Espa�ol (05-10977)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Special                 Payments After Retirement (2/02)                 (05-10063),  
**SURVIVORS           BENEFITS**-  Survivors                 (05-10084); (8/00) (.html),                 En Espa�ol (05-10984);                 (9/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Government                 Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007), En                 Espa�ol (05-10907);                 (1/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security Survivors Planner,  
-  Social                 Security: What You Need to Know When                 You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits                 (1/02), (05-10077),                 En Espa�ol (05-10977)                 (.html) -- (.pdf) 
**SUPPLEMENTAL           SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM (SSI)**-  Supplemental                 Security Income (3/01); (05-11000) (.html),                 En Espa�ol (05-11090);                 (9/00) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  The                 Definition of Disability for Children                 (7/97); (05-11053) (.html) -- (.pdf)--                 (.ps) -- (.txt),                 En Espa�ol (05-11054);                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Food                 Stamps and Other Nutrition Programs                 (03/02) (05-10100), En                 Espa�ol (05-10978)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Food                 Stamp Facts (5/02) (05-10101), En                 Espa�ol (05-10105)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  A                 Guide to Social Security and SSI Disability                 Benefits for People with HIV Infection                 (10/00); (05-10020) (.html),                 En Espa�ol (05-10920)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  A                 Guide To SSI For Groups And Organizations                 (2/01); (05-11015), 
-  How                 Worker's Compensation And Other Disability                 Payments May Affect Your Benefits (6/97);                 (05-10018) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Incentive                 Payments For State And Local Institutions                 Under Social Security Programs (2/01)                 (05-10088),  
-  Receiving                 Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (05-10123)                 (1/99); (.html) *(English)*                 -- (.pdf) *(English                 & Spanish)*,                 En Espa�ol (05-10123)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Reviewing                 Your Disability (6/97); (05-10068) (.html)                 -- (.pdf)                 -- (.ps) -- (.txt),                 En Espa�ol (05-10968)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: What You Need To Know When                 You Get SSI (3/02); (05-11011) (.html)                 -- (.pdf), En                 Espa�ol (05-11024)                 (.html),  
-  Social                 Security: Working While Disabled...A                 Guide to Plans for Achieving Self-Support                 (PASS) (3/99); (05-11017) (.html)                 -- (.pdf),                 En Espa�ol (05-10997)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: You May Be Able To Get SSI                 (2/02) (05-11069) (.html), 
-  Special               Benefits               for Certain World War II Veterans    - 1/01                   factsheet                   (05-10157) and
  -  3/01                     booklet (05-10158), 
-  Supplemental                 Security Income for Noncitizens (3/02)                 (05-11051), En Espa�ol                 (7/00) (05-11052)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  SSI                 Spotlights,  
-  SSI                 State Supplement Factsheets (2001),                  
-  Ticket                 To Work And Work Incentives Improvement                 Act of 1999 (6/01) (05-10060),  
- Ticket               To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program (4/01)               (05-10061) -- (.htm),    
-  Your                 Right To Question The Decision Made                 On Your SSI Claim (3/99); (05-11008)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),En Espa�ol (05-11098)                 (.html) 
**THE           APPEALS PROCESS**-  Appeals                 (4/99); (05-10041) (.html) -- (.pdf),                 En Espa�ol (05-10941)                 (.pdf) -- (.html),                  
-  The                 Appeals Process (10/99); (05-10141)                 (.htm) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Your                 Right to Representation (02/02)                 (05-10075), En Espa�ol                 href="/espanol/10975.html">                (05-10975) (.html) --                 href="/espanol/10975.pdf">                (.pdf),  
-  Your                 Right To Question The Decision Made                 On Your Claim (4/99); (10058) (.html)                 -- (.txt),                 En Espa�ol (05-10958)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
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Your                   Right To Question The Decision Made                   On Your SSI Claim (3/99); (05-11008)                   (.html) -- (.pdf),                                     En Espa�ol (05-11098)                   (.html)
 
-  Your                 Right To Question The Decision To Stop                 Your Disability Benefits (9/98) (05-10090)                 (.html) -- (.pdf) 
**SOCIAL           SECURITY NUMBER**-  Lawfully                 Admitted Aliens--When You Need A Social                 Security Number and When You Don't (8/01)                 (05-10096),                 En Espa�ol (05-10996)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  New                 Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims                 And Others (6/99); (05-10093) (.html)                 *(English)* -- (.pdf)                 *(English & Spanish)*,                  
-  Social                 Security: Numbers for Children (07/00);                 (05-10023) (.html), En                 Espa�ol (05-10923)                 (.html),  
-  Social                 Security: Your Number And Card (5/01)                 (05-10002), En Espa�ol                 (05-10902)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  When                 Someone Misuses Your Social Security                 Number (6/01); (05-10064), En                 Espa�ol (05-10964)                 (.html) -- (.pdf) 
- Protecting               Social Security Numbers (05/02), and    
- Social               Security Administration (SSA) Protects               Social Security Numbers
**WORK           AND EARNINGS**-  The                 Social Security Statement: The Future's                 In Your Hands (announcement) -- (pdf),                  
-  How                 State And Local Government Employees                 Are Covered By Social Security And Medicare                 (*Phone numbers revised 05/02*);                 (05-10051),  
-  How                 To Correct Your Social Security Earnings                 (9/01) (05-10081),  
-  Government                 Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007), En                 Espa�ol (05-10907)                 (.html) -- (.pdf) 
-  A                 Guide For Farmers, Growers, and Crew                 Leaders (5/97); (05-10025) (.html)                 -- (.pdf), En                 Espa�ol (05-10925)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Household                 Workers (02/02) (05-10021), En                 Espa�ol (05-10922)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  How                 International Agreements Can Help You                 (9/98); (05-10180) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  How                 Work Affects Your Benefits (3/02); (05-10069)                 (.html), En Espa�ol                 (05-10969)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  If                 You Are Self-Employed (02/02) (05-10022),                 En Espa�ol (05-10922)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  If                 You Work for a Nonprofit Organization                 (02/02) (05-10027),  
-  If                 You Are A Farm Worker (7/01) (05-10074)                 in English & En                 Espa�ol,  
-  Military                 Service And Social Security (02/02)                 (05-10017),  
-  The                 Windfall Elimination Provision (02/02)                 (05-10045), En Espa�ol                 (05-10945) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: How You Earn Credits (2/02)                 (05-10072), En Espa�ol                 (05-10972)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security Update 2002 (1/02) (05-10003),                 En Espa�ol (2001) (05-10933)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: Working While Disabled...A                 Guide to Plans for Achieving Self-Support                 (PASS) (3/99); (05-11017) (.html)                 -- (.pdf),                 En Espa�ol (05-10997)                 (.html) -- (.pdf), 
-  Ticket                 To Work And Work Incentives Improvement                 Act of 1999 (6/01) (05-10060),  
- Ticket               To Work And Self-Sufficiency Program (4/01)               (05-10061) -- (.htm),    
-  When                 You Retire from Your Own Business: What                 Social Security Needs to Know (02/02)                 (05-10038),                 En Espa�ol (05-10938)                 (.html) – (.pdf)  
**SUBJECTS           OF SPECIAL INTEREST**-  Benefits                 for Children (03/01) (05-10085),                 En Espa�ol                  (05-10985) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
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Government Pension Offset (07/02) (05-10007),                 En Espa�ol (05-10907)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),               

-  How                 International Agreements Can Help You                 (9/98); (05-10180) (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  How                 State And Local Government Employees                 Are Covered By Social Security And Medicare                 (*Phone numbers revised 05/02*)                 (05-10051),  
-  Incentive                 Payments For State And Local Institutions                 Under Social Security Programs (2/01)                 (05-10088),  
-  Medicare                 Information,  
-  Medicare                 (3/01); (05-10043) (.html),                 En Espa�ol (05-10943) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Misleading                 Advertising (7/96); (05-10005) (.html)                 -- (.pdf)                 -- (.ps)                 -- (.txt),                 En Espa�ol (05-10905)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  New                 Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims                 And Others (6/99); (05-10093) (.html)                 *(English)* -- (.pdf)                 *(English & Spanish)*,                  
-  The                 Notch, What It Is ... And What It Isn't                 (5/93) (.html),  
-  Receiving                 Your Benefits By Direct Deposit (1/99);                 (05-10123) (.html) *(English)*                 -- (.pdf) *(English                 & Spanish)*,                 En Espa�ol (05-10123)                 (.html) -- (.pdf),                  
-  Social                 Security: A Guide For Representative                 Payees (8/01) (05-10076), En                 Espa�ol (05-10976)                 (.html) -- (.pdf) 
-  Social                 Security: Your Payments While You Are                 Outside the United States (01/01); (05-10137)                 (.html),                 En Espa�ol (05-10138)                 (.html),  
- Special Benefits               for Certain World War II Veterans     - 1/01                   factsheet (05-10157) and
  -  3/01                     booklet (05-10158) 
-  State                 Statistics Factsheets,  
-  Ticket                 To Work And Work Incentives Improvement                 Act of 1999 (6/01) (05-10060),  
-  What                 Prisoners Should Know About Social Security                 (2/99); (05-10133) -- (.html) --                 (.pdf),  En Espa�ol:Lo                 Que Deben Saber Los Prisioneros Sobre                 Seguro Social (.html) -- (.pdf) 
**OTHER           INFORMATION**-  2002               Cost of Living Information(Benefit, Tax and Wage-Indexed               Changes for 2002).
-  English-Spanish               Glossary (Glosario Espa�ol-Ingl�s)               (Contains everyday words and expressions               as well as technical SSA               terminology), 
- Glossary               of Social Security Terms, 
-  Lista               De Publicaciones En Espa�ol               (Spanish Publications),
-  Multilanguage               Gateway (Information available in               other languages),
-  New/Revised               Publications, 
-  Office               of Policy Publications (Research &               policy oriented publications),
-  Public               Information Materials in Alternative Media,               (Information available in alternate media               such as braille, audio cassette, floppy               disk, or enlarged print),
-  The               Social Security Handbook (A comprehensive               guide to all of Social Security's benefit               programs), 
-  SSA               Publications on CD Rom, 
-  Teacher's               Kit

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