(Report AT ONCE if this work pattern changes)
You are confined to a jail, prison, penal institution or
correctional facility for more than 30 continuous days
for conviction of a crime, or you are confined for
more than 30 continuous days to a public institution
by a court order in connection with a crime.
If you become the parent of a child (including an
adopted child) after you have filed your claim, let us
know about the child so we can decide if the child is
eligible for benefits. Failure to report the existence of
these children may result in the loss of possible
benefits to the child(ren).
Custody Change or Disability Improves - Report if a
person for whom you are filing, or who is in your care
dies, leaves your care or custody, changes address,
or if disabled, the condition improves.
HOW TO REPORT
CHANGES TO BE REPORTED AND HOW TO REPORT
FAILURE TO REPORT MAY RESULT IN OVERPAYMENTS THAT MUST BE REPAID, AND IN POSSIBLE
MONETARY PENALTIES
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ANSWER QUESTION 21.
If you are under full retirement age, wife's or husband's benefits cannot be paid for any month before the month in
which you file your claim.
If you are full retirement age or older, wife's or husband's benefits may be payable for some months before the month
in which you file this claim, but not before the month you attain full retirement age.
If your first month of entitlement is prior to full retirement age, your benefit rate will be reduced. However, if you do not
actually receive your full benefit amount for one or more months before full retirement age because benefits are
withheld due to your earnings, your benefit will be increased at full retirement age to give credit for this withholding.
Thus, your benefit amount at full retirement age will be reduced only if you receive one or more full benefit payments
prior to the month you attain full retirement age.
Your citizenship or immigration status changes.
Work Changes - On your application you told us you
expect total earnings for to be
$ .
You (are) (are not) earning wages of more
than $ a month
You (are) (are not) self-employed rendering
substantial services in your trade or business.
(Year)
You can make your reports online, by telephone,
mail, or in person, whichever you prefer.
If you are awarded benefits, and one or more of the
above change(s) occur, you should report by:
• Visiting the section “my Social Security” at our web
site at www.socialsecurity.gov;
• Calling us TOLL FREE at 1-800-772-1213;
• If you are deaf or hearing impaired, calling us TOLL
FREE at TTY 1-800-325-0778; or
• Calling, visiting or writing your local Social Security
office at the phone number and address shown on
your claim receipt.
For general information about Social Security, visit
our web site at www.socialsecurity.gov.
For those under full retirement age, the law requires
that a report of earnings be filed with SSA within 3
months and 15 days after the end of any taxable year
in which you earn more than the annual exempt
amount. You may contact SSA to file a report.
Otherwise, SSA will use the earnings reported by
your employer(s) and your self-employment tax
return (if applicable) as the report of earnings
required by law and adjust benefits under the
earnings test. It is your responsibility to ensure that
the information you give concerning your earnings is
correct. You must furnish additional information as
needed when your benefit adjustment is not correct
based on the earnings on your record.
Change of Marital Status - Marriage, divorce, and
annulment of marriage. You must report marriage even
if you believe that an exception applies.
You have an unsatisfied warrant for more than 30
continuous days for your arrest for a crime or
attempted crime that is a felony of flight to avoid
prosecution or confinement, escape from custody
and flight-escape. In most jurisdictions that do not
classify crimes as felonies, this applies to a crime
that is punishable by death or imprisonment for a
term exceeding one year (regardless of the actual
sentence imposed).
Under a special rule known as the Monthly Earnings Test, you can get a full benefit for any month in which you
do not earn wages over the monthly limit and do not perform substantial services in self-employment
regardless of how much you earn in the year. For retirement age beneficiaries this special rule can be used
only for one taxable year which will usually be the year of retirement. For younger beneficiaries such as young
wives and husbands (entitled only by reason of child-in-care), this special rule can be used for two taxable
years. The first taxable year in which the monthly earnings test may be used is usually the first year they are
entitled to benefits. The second taxable year in which the monthly earnings test can be used is always the year
in which their entitlement to benefits stops. In all other years, the total amount of benefits payable will be
based solely on your total yearly earnings without regard to monthly earnings or services rendered in self-
employment.
Any beneficiary goes outside the U.S.A. for 30
consecutive days or longer.
Any beneficiary dies or becomes unable to handle
benefits
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You change your mailing address for checks or
residence. (To avoid delay in receipt of checks you
should ALSO file a regular change of address notice with
your post office.)
You have an unsatisfied warrant for more than 30
continuous days for a violation of probation or parole
under Federal or State law.
You become entitled to a pension, an annuity, or a
lump sum payment based on your employment not
covered by Social Security, or if such pension or
annuity stops.
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Your stepchild is entitled to benefits on your record
and you and the stepchild's parent divorce. Stepchild
benefits are not payable beginning with the month
after the month the divorce becomes final.
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Form SSA-2-BK (07-2018) UF
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