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Social Security Q&A Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Q. Can I apply for Social Security benefits on the Internet? A. Not yet, but hopefully later this year Social Security's Web site -- http://www.ssa.gov/ -- will be able to offer this service. Currently, you can obtain information about all of Social Security's programs from the Web site. While you're there, you can subscribe to e-news. Receiving this electronic newsletter means that you'll be the first to know when Social Security news becomes available online. Q. A relative of mine recently passed away and left me a sizable inheritance. Will this money affect my Social Security retirement benefit in any way? A. A lot of people wonder how income from an inheritance, gift, pension, IRA or annuity might affect their Social Security benefits. Well, the answer is, it won't. Only income you earn from working affects your benefit. The amount of your Social Security benefit is based on the length of time you worked and paid Social Security taxes and the amount of your earnings. |
