****IMPORTANT: Social Security offices are offering more in-person appointments and have resumed in-person services for people without an appointment.
To avoid waiting in line, they strongly encourage people to use the online services at https://www.ssa.gov/onlineservices or call them to schedule
appointments in advance rather than walking in without an appointment.
The Hattiesburg Social Security Office determines eligibility and pays benefits to those entitled to survivor benefits. Determines eligibility and pays benefits to the entitled legally blind. Determines eligibility and pays retirement benefits to those entitled aged 62 and older.Hours:
Monday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Thursday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday ClosedLocation Directions: OFFICE IS LOCATED ON HWY 11 S/BROADWAY DRIVE. WE ARE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LIL BUTCHER SHOP.
Top Online Services on SSA.gov
You can go online at: https://www.ssa.gov for the following services. You can take care of these things without making an appointment at your local office.
Apply for Benefits
- Apply for Retirement Benefits
- Apply for Disability Benefits
- Apply for Medicare Benefits
- Appeal a Decision
Check Your Account Information
- View Your Latest SS Statement
- Review Your Earnings History
- Estimate Your Retirement Benefits
- Check Your Application Status
Updates To Your Account
- Change Your Address
- Direct Deposit Setup and Changes
- Print Proof of Benefits
- Print Out Your 1099 Form
SSI makes monthly payments to people who have low income and few resources and are:
Age 65 or older;
Blind; or
Disabled.
If you are applying for SSI, you can complete a large part of your application by visiting our website at www.socialsecurity.gov. You also can call us toll-free at 866-331-2186 to ask for an appointment with a Social Security representative.
Parents or guardians usually can apply for blind or disabled children under age 18. In some cases, other third parties can apply for children.
You should bring certain items when you apply. Even if you do not have all of the things listed below, apply anyway. The people in the Social Security office can help you get whatever is needed.
Please bring:
- Your Social Security card or a record of your Social Security number;
- Your birth certificate or other proof of your age;
- Information about the home where you live, such as your mortgage or your lease and landlord's name;
- Payroll slips, bank books, insurance policies, burial fund records and other information about your income and the things you own;
- The names, addresses and telephone numbers of doctors, hospitals and clinics that you have been to, if you are applying for SSI because you are disabled or blind;
- Proof of U.S. citizenship or eligible noncitizen status; and
- Your checkbook or other papers that show your bank, credit union or savings and loan account number. If you are approved for SSI, you must receive your
payments electronically. Payments may be made via direct deposit, the Direct Express® card program or an Electronic Transfer Account. For more information, visit www.GoDirect.org.
How to apply online?
Visit www.socialsecurity.gov and select 'Apply online for disabilitybenefits.'
Fill out the Disability Benefit Application
Answer the questions on the Adult Disability Report
Mail or take the documents to this Social Security office.
The online forms are available to you seven days a week during the following hours (Eastern time):
Monday-Friday: 5 a.m. until 1 a.m.
Saturday: 5 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. until 11:30 p.m.
Holidays: 5 a.m. until 11 p.m.
Opening Up a MySocialSecurity Account
If you paid in to Social Security or are looking for benefits, you will need to open a 'my Social Security' account. This is an online account directly from the Social Security Administration that lets you keep track of and manage your SSA benefits, and allows you to make changes to your Social Security record.
My Social Security Account
Getting a Social Security Card OR Replacing A Social Security Card OR Correcting A Social Security Card
1. Learn what documents you'll need to get an original, replacement, or corrected Social Security card, whether it's for a child or adult, U.S. citizen or noncitizen.
Documents List.
2. Read the instructions for and fill out an application for a new, replacement, or corrected card.
Social Security Forms
3. Social Security cards aren't processed online. Print your application and find out where to take it in person or mail it.
Missing Social Security Checks or Payments
Contact the agency. The paying agency will provide you instructions on how to file a claim
File the claim with the paying agency. (800) 772-1213.
Supplemental Security Income
Pays benefits based on financial need.
Social Security Disability
Public social insurance programs that replace income lost because of a physical or mental impairment severe enough to prevent a previously employed person from working. Monthly cash benefits are paid to the eligible individual with a disability and his or her eligible dependents throughout the period of disability.
SSI
SSI benefits also are payable to people 65 and older without disabilities who meet the financial limits. People who have worked long enough may also be able to receive Social Security disability or retirement benefits as well as SSI.
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I need a replacement sscard . I talked to someone and I finally got my shot records and my birth certificate. Now what do I need to do? Thank you
Walter was most helpful in answering my endless questions. He was polite, courteous and he listened. His extension is 23117. Thank you Walter!
So I was helped right off the bat by a really great agent who conducted my interview who helped me fastrack everything I needed to do.... Then Corona hit and no in office visits were allowed , which wouldn't at all have affected me since everything I needed was online at the ss online sign up, only I couldn't register my account working through several atempts; so thats when this guy named erick or Derrick comes to the phone the next several phonecalls as the weeks roll by and suggested that it was my fault on the account I couldn't spell my name , or possibly that i didn't know where I lived, wanted me to get some assistance to enter in my own darn info correctly, I didn't take it well at all, and persisted to try another 300 attempts to identify myself to no avail this is when Eric suggested that ssa online really wasn't worth the time and was just not what I was looking for , and come hell or high-water no one would look at my license thereby identifying myself until the office reopened for walk in
i have been there to that office,walked in waited to be interviewed about 1 hr, 2 times i been there NO PROBLEM,,wait your turn,keep your kids quite,,BUT i did have a big Problem with Headquarters in Baltimore,Md,,they deleted my Medicare,Medicaid and my monthly money July 29,2019,,ant that a bitch?,,they first told me i did not send back my SSA 7162 on time,,then they told me that was not the reason,that my bank,HANCOCK BANK returned my monthly allowence back to the US Treasure,,,,LIES? sounds FISHY to me,,,but,i live in the Philippine Islands so these crooks can do as they want too,,maybe i go buy me a AK 47,,,
Give credit where credit is due. I appreciate the helpful and timely service I was accorded by the employees of this office! My insurance agent (located in Texas) warned me not to deal with my local Soc. Sec office by phone or mail, but to walk in... So, I called to find out their office hours, was told I could apply by mail (and since I had 6 weeks until my opportunity closed, I took the chance). The application arrived in my mailbox the next afternoon. Once I had the form completed and the necessary documents in hand I put them in the post paid envelope that had been included and mailed it back on a Friday afternoon. Monday morning I received a call, the gentleman verified the date I wanted the plan to activate and it was done.
I just dropped you a line about my visit yesterday. I wanted to let you know the official WEB site for social security states that it is not necessary to have an appointment that without it you may have a long wait, however it does indicated that you will be assisted when you arrive. Can you explain to me why I was denied access? 'You can apply for benefits by calling our national toll-free service at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visiting your local Social Security office. An appointment is not required, but if you call ahead and schedule one, it may reduce the time you spend waiting to apply.'
I drove 90 miles on-way yesterday because it was my understanding that in order to make a widows claim I would need to come in person to my local Social Security office. I live in Braxton so my office is in Hattiesburg, however I work in Jackson just blocks from the local office in Jackson. Once I arrived I was promptly told they would make a phone appointment even though she knew I had driven quite a distance to come there. Apparently you do not have any kind of provisions for walk in customers. Then I was told that it might be determined through the phone interview that I would need to bring documentation back to their office. I asked why could not something be scheduled that put me in their office instead of the possibility that everything could not be handled in one interview. I was informed that was not possible. I was given an appointment a month out on August 17, 2018 at 10:30. I was also told that they may not get to me right at 10:30 and if I did not hear from them by 10:45 to call the local office. When I asked how long I should be expected to wait for the phone call she said she could not answer that. I tried to explain several times that I would need to schedule myself an appointment in order to make sure I was free. I am raising three grandchildren by myself now and still working full time. It is hard for me to believe that there are no provisions for anyone that takes the time to visit their Social Security office and if they do not have an appointment they are not able to speak to anyone. It is extremely hard for me to juggle all the time that it takes for work and rearing children and then when I waste over 3 hours of my time to be hit with government bureaucracy at its finest it is more than just a little frustrating. Could I at least be provided with a list of documentation I will be asked for during the meeting and whether these documents will need to be delivered in person or can it be faxed or scanned to someone. Also why is there such a long wait to receive an appointment? The customer service lady that handled my number when called was extremely rigid and rather rude. Repeatedly accusing me of not listening while she was unable to listen to anything I was telling her. In fact she was so disengaged that she asked me if I had remarried after I had just told her my husband passed away in April. Most of the people I have spoken to over the years at Social Security have been extremely helpful kind people. I just thought you would like to know the perception from a visitors stand point in hopes that one day you may change some of your hard and fast rules to actually accommodate your visitors instead of adhering to rigid antiquated rules and regulations.