Manage Your Retirement Benefits 
Successfully filing for retirement benefits isn t the end of your Social Security journey. We have resources to save you time on important retirement tasks and keep you in control of your Social Security account benefits through a free my Social Security account. 

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Understand Your Benefits 
Effectively managing your retirement benefits is an ongoing part of retired life. A solid foundation for this includes understanding what you re entitled to, staying up to date on program changes, and making sure we have your current information. 

Know What You're Entitled To 
Help ensure you get the retirement benefits you should by reviewing the basics like how we determine your benefit amount and who else in your family might be eligible. Visit our Learn About Retirement Benefits page to make sure you know the basics of retirement benefits. 

Stay Up To Date 
With SSA.gov , there are a few ways to stay in the know on the latest Social Security information : Subscribe to our Social Security Matters blog to hear from us on tips, tools, and updates on Social Security issues important to you. Check our annual Cost - of - Living Adjustments COLA updates and learn about any impact to your monthly benefit amount. Subscribe to our Email Digest for information to you on policy changes, agency news, and notifications on important events. Create your personal my Social Security account to receive important notices online through the Message Center. The Message Center is a secure, convenient portal where you can receive sensitive communications we don t send through email or text. 

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user: Hello there. I need explanations regarding my retirement benefits. I can't make sense of it all.

assistant: Of course. First you should know that successfully filing for retirement benefits isn't the end of your Social Security journey. We have resources to save you time on important retirement tasks and keep you in control of your Social Security account benefits through a free my Social Security account.

user: That's great to know. Can you perhaps tell me how to protect myself from fraud as well?

assistant: Yes. Social Security is diligently working at national , regional , and local levels to combat the fraud that undermines our mission to serve the American public.

user: So should I inform you about changes in my life or should I keep the information to myself to limit fraud?

assistant: Has such a change happened in your life?

user: Actually yes.

assistant: In that case letting us know ensures your benefits and information is kept up to date. Remember to tell us whenever there is a change in your life circumstance that could affect your benefits.

user: Alright. But what about my benefits? What do I need to consider?

assistant: Help ensure you get the retirement benefits you should by reviewing the basics like how we determine your benefit amount and who else in your family might be eligible. Visit our Learn About Retirement Benefits page to make sure you know the basics of retirement benefits.