{"id":291715,"date":"2026-02-19T13:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/291715\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:16:19","slug":"social-security-just-reached-an-incredible-milestone-that-affects-millions-of-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/291715\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Security just reached an incredible milestone that affects millions of Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Social Security Administration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Social Security Administration<\/a> revealed that more than 100 million Americans have created personal online Social Security accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This marks a major milestone for the agency as it undergoes a digital-first transformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The secure online portal enables Americans to get 24 hours a day, seven days per week access to personalized tools and services, regardless of whether they currently receive benefits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/press\/releases\/2026-02-09.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to the agency.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to the agency.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s what you need to know about some of the benefits that account holders can get and how to create one.<\/p>\n<p>What are the benefits of an online Social Security account and how do I create one?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With these online \u201cmy Social Security accounts,\u201d users can receive customized updates, request a replacement Social Security card or documents, manage benefits or get an estimate for benefits, check the status of benefit applications and access their most recent statements from Social Security, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/press\/releases\/2026-02-09.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to the agency.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to the agency.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMore than 100 million Americans have chosen to set up my Social Security accounts because they want immediate access to service, 24 hours a day, and tools to manage their benefits with ease,\u201d said Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/news\/en\/press\/releases\/2026-02-09.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in a statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bisignano said that access to services has improved under his leadership. Previously, the website was down 29 hours a week.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those who wish to create a personal my Social Security account can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/myaccount\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:visit this link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">visit this link<\/a> and click \u201ccreate an account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social Security Updates &amp; News<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/news\/2026\/02\/social-security-just-reached-an-incredible-milestone-that-affects-millions-of-americans.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a>. Add <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NJ.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NJ.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nj.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Social Security Administration revealed that more than 100 million Americans have created personal online Social Security accounts.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[161608,138,246,111,139,69,244,245,1050,1051],"class_list":{"0":"post-291715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-24-hours-a-day","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-finance","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-personal-finance","15":"tag-personalfinance","16":"tag-social-security","17":"tag-social-security-administration"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}