It has been three years since the launch of Social Security’s online Retirement Estimator.

Within months of coming out, the application was praised as one of the highest-rated online services around, and it has consistently remained so every year. Results from the American Customer Satisfaction Index show Social Security’s online Retirement Estimator in one of the top two spots, with a score of 90. (Social Security’s online benefit application took the top spot.)

The Retirement Estimator ranks higher than the websites of any other public and private sector agencies and companies, including the likes of Netflix and Amazon.

Millions have used the Retirement Estimator. Try it yourself at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

The online application is also available in Spanish at www.segurosocial.gov/calculador, allowing even more people to begin planning for their retirement.

Convenient, secure, and quick the estimator allows workers to calculate how much they might expect to receive in Social Security benefits when they retire. The attractive feature of the calculator is that it uses earnings information on file at Social Security, without displaying your personal information, so you get an instant, personalized estimate of your future retirement benefits.

The Estimator even gives you the opportunity to run different scenarios and “what if” situations. For example, you can change the date you expect to retire or change expected future earnings to create and compare different retirement options. This can help you as you plan ahead.

To use the Retirement Estimator, you must have enough Social Security credits to qualify for benefits and you cannot be receiving benefits currently.

To apply for benefits, access forms, read publications and more, visit www.socialsecurity.gov.

Comments (0)

Subscribe to this comment's feed