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We welcome those who wish to help another person file an application for benefits. You may be a friend, relative, attorney, paralegal, employer, or member of an advocacy group or organization.
We may ask for information about you (the form completer), your relationship to the person for whom you are applying (i.e., the claimant) and, if applicable, the organization for which you are working.
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Authorized Representatives |
You do not need to be appointed as the claimant's representative in order to help the claimant apply for benefits. But if the claimant wants to officially appoint you as his authorized representative to do business
with Social Security, you must submit form
SSA-1696-U4 (Appointment
of Representative). To
get a copy and an explanation of the representative process, visit our
web page, Representing Claimants.
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Who Can "Sign" the Application |
If the claimant is, or will be with you and able to sign the completed application, he or she must be the one to sign it (i.e., electronically file). The application will then be automatically forwarded to us and we will begin processing.
However, if the person is not with you or not able to sign the application, we will mail it to the claimant for verification and signature.
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NOTE: It is important that the claimant sign the application - not the person who is helping him or her. |
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Please tell us who you are helping: |
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www.socialsecurity.gov
