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Social Security Services the Hispanic/Latinx Community

For nearly 90 years, Social Security’s programs and services have been a lifeline to people throughout the United States, including the Hispanic/Latinx community. Our Spanish-language website Seguro Social (www.ssa.gov/espanol) provides important information about retirement, disability, and survivors benefits for those whose primary language is Spanish. People can learn—in their preferred language—how to get a new or replacement Social Security card, plan for retirement, apply for benefits, manage their benefits, and much more.

The Social Security Administration also provides publications in Spanish at www.ssa.gov/espanol/publicaciones. Popular topics include:

• Retirement, Disability, and Survivors benefits
• Medicare
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Social Security cards
• Fraud and scams
• Appeals
• Benefits for children
• Payments outside the U.S.

Customers who prefer to conduct business in Spanish with a Spanish-speaking representative can call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213. For more information on how we support the Hispanic/Latinx community, visit www.ssa.gov/people/hispanics. Please share these resources with friends and family who may need them.

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Contributor Kirk Larson is the Social Security Administration Public Affair Representative in Washington State.

This article appeared in the September 2024 issue of AgeWise King County.