A glance at this issue of eNews:

• BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES OF TROOPS IN COMBAT PROTECTED
• NEW NAME FOR NEW WEBSITE: SOCIALSECURITY.GOV

BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES OF TROOPS IN COMBAT PROTECTED

Military families will not lose valuable government disability benefits because a household member has been sent into combat.

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, has made it clear that people who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability payments and Medicaid coverage can continue to do so even if family income rises due to a mother, father or spouse getting special combat-related supplements to their military pay.

For more information, read our press release.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/troops03-pr.htm

NEW NAME FOR NEW WEBSITE: SOCIALSECURITY.GOV

There's a new place to go for a wealth of information about Social Security's programs and services: www.socialsecurity.gov

The new address takes you to a redesigned site that is easier to navigate, more attractive, and more accessible to all visitors, including people with visual impairments or physical disabilities.

"Everything you want to know about Social Security is now easier to find," said Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security. "And our new address is more easily associated with our agency."

One of the most popular features of the website is the online benefits application, where people can apply for retirement, spouse's and disability benefits online. The service allows people to do business with Social Security whenever they want from the comfort of their own home.

For more information on this and other information and services offered on the redesigned website, take a look at our news release.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pressoffice/pr/socialsecuritygov-pr.htm

To see the redesigned website for yourself, visit the new address.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov

To use our online benefits application, visit the link below.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/applyforbenefits