A Social Security Administration (SSA) award letter confirms that you have been approved for benefits. Unsurprisingly, these letters are sometimes also referred to as benefit letters. These are ...

A Social Security claim number is always followed by a letter symbol, which were essentially assigned alphabetically as benefits were added to Social Security law. Zinkevych / Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Today's column addresses when someone might be deemed to have filed for spousal benefits after filing for retirement benefits, filing for spousal benefits before retirement benefits, widow's benefits ...

A Social Security award letter is the document used to notify you that your application for Social Security benefits has been approved and you will receive payments. The Social Security Administration ...