Social Security Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Social Security Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Social Security & You
By Brandon P. Smith, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist

At SSA, we strive to deliver great customer service and easy-to-access information about our services. If Spanish is your primary language, you can visit www.ssa.gov/espanol, our Spanish-language website. There, you can find information about how to get a Social Security card, plan for retirement, apply for benefits, manage your benefits, and much more.  

Spanish-speaking customers wishing to speak with a representative and apply for retirement, disability, survivor, and other benefits, as well as Medicare, can call us at 1-800-772-1213. 

We also provide many publications in Spanish on popular topics like:

    • Retirement, Disability, and Survivors benefits; 
    • Retirement planning;
    • Online services information;
    • Medicare; and 
    • Supplemental Security Income.

You can find them at www.ssa.gov/espanol/publicaciones. You can also visit www.ssa.gov/espanol for other resources in Spanish.  Share these resources with friends and family who may need them.

About the author

Brandon P. Smith is the author of Northeast Ohio Thrive’s Social Security & You blog. He is a Social Security public affairs specialist with the Social Security Administration, based in Cleveland. A Cleveland native, he joined the SSA in 2003. He is the primary contact for media relations, outreach, and presentations for the agency in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, and Geauga counties. In addition to other communications awards, Brandon received a Deputy Commissioner Citation from Social Security’s Office of Communication in 2015 for his outstanding public affairs support of the agency’s national communication initiatives.

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