Social Security Benefits Calculator

The Social Security Administration has recently added a benefits calculator to its website.

The Retirement Estimator produces estimates that are based on the user’s actual Social Security earnings record.  In other words, after providing your Social Security number, birth date, place of birth, and mother’s maiden name, the site accesses your records to make the estimates.

Special thanks to Neil E. Hendershot, Esq. (Attorney at law, Goldberg Katzman, P.C., Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law) for bringing this development to my attention.  You can read more on Neil’s blog at PA Elder, Estate & Fiduciary Law Blog.