Stay informed with AARP's latest updates on Social Security. Learn how to apply, maximize your benefits, and navigate disability qualifications. To cancel a Social Security phone appointment, log into your 'my Social Security' account on the SSA website or call the SSA directly. If you scheduled by phone without an online account, contact SSA at their main number to request cancellation. A list and description of frequently used Social Security terms and acronyms to help applicants and beneficiaries understand policies and benefits. The Social Security Administration will automatically deduct the Medicare premium from your monthly benefit if you are enrolled in Medicare Part B. To obtain a copy of your original SS-5 application, submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Social Security Administration. Provide identifying details like full name, date of birth, and Social Security number if known. Learn about how you can continue to work or go back to work and still collect Social Security retirement benefits. As the Social Security Administration stops sending paper account statements you should open a My Social Security online account to manage benefits. Key takeaways You can apply for any type of Social Security benefit by phone or in person. You can apply online for retirement benefits, family benefits and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) but not survivor benefits. Claims for disability benefits take more time and paperwork, since you’ll need to document your medical history. The Social Security Administration recalculates your retirement benefit each year after getting your income information from tax documents. (If you have a job, employers submit your W-2s to Social Security; if you are self-employed, the earnings data comes from your tax return.) Social Security will take any work income from that tax year and figure it into your benefit calculation. Are you moving and need to change your Social Security address? Learn how to contact the SSA to report the change by phone, online, or in-person.