Hola! September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month
Social Security is proud to offer many services in Spanish. The Social Security Administration (www.ssa.gov) invites you to look at their Spanish Web site located at www.segurosocial.gov.
With 57 million people, the Hispanic population in the United States is the largest ethnic minority group in the U.S. According to the Census Bureau, between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent. And more than half of the growth in the total population of the United States between 2000 and 2010 was due to the increase in the Hispanic population.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) aims to meet the needs of a growing Hispanic population by providing a range of online services. On most pages of the SSA’s main site, you can select a tab at the top of the page to have the language appear in Spanish. From there, Spanish speakers can use SSA’s online services – Servicios por Internet. Spanish speaking seniors can apply for retirement, survivors, or disability benefits, and extra help with Medicare prescription drug plan costs. The SSA also has a Spanish language option when you call 1-800-772-1213. SSA has many automated services available in Spanish, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, you can speak to a Spanish-speaking Social Security representative. In addition, many of the SSA field offices have free Spanish interpreter services available.
