A complete directory to all of the information pamphlets and factsheets that Social Security publishes on its benefits programs including: Retirement, Disability, Medicare, Supplemental Security Income, Survivors benefits, and information about your Social Security Number are available at Social Security Benefit Publications.
You may download and print the Social Security Administration’s publications from your personal computer. Social Security now has another way to send public information. You can request information documents from Social Security through Social Security’s Fax Catalog. Documents include factsheets about various aspects of Social Security programs, information in Spanish, research tables and actuarial reports. If you have a touch-tone phone and access to a FAX machine, you can use the Social Security FAX Catalog. Call toll-free, 1-888-475-7000, to get an index or request copies of publications in several languages. When you call, a voice menu leads you through the steps to receive your information. When you call, you must know the FAX number where you will receive the information.
This information is available at Fax Catalog.
You may also call the Social Security Administration’s toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213 and request any pamphlets you desire. Social Security representatives will be glad to assist you. People who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Social Security Administration’s toll-free TTY number, 1-800-325-0778, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday through Friday.