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since september 2021 so security changed how you create a my social security account we'll show you how to do this step by step coming up next [Music] andy stamos here with medicare mindset the my social security account can do a lot of things which we summarized in a previous video but first you need to set it up here's how you do it you're looking at the main social security website at ssa.gov to create an account you'll need to first click the sign in sign up button at the top right and then you'll select my social security account here on the left here's where you can both create an account and log into an existing one but how you do it depends on when you created the account for those who create an account before september 18 2021 you'll enter your username and password here to sign in for everyone else you will create an account or sign in down here you now have to set up a login.gov or id.me account which will then be connected to your social security account login we're familiar with the login.gov process so that's what you'll see here today but one additional note you'll see the option of use an activation code here at the bottom the activation code is used when you need a special code from social security to create your account as long as the account creation goes smoothly we won't need to go that route as far as information you'll need to create the account an email address is definitely required and if your spouse already has an ssa account you should use a different email address to set up yours also have your cell phone ready there are two occasions where the system will send you a one-time code once for login.gov and once for social security both of them give you the option of receiving a code via text or via an automated phone call lastly you'll have the option to add more layers of verification to set up your account this would be through your driver's license or government id the last eight digits of a credit card in your name figures from your social security benefits statement tax form 1040 or 1040 schedule se for self-employed folks remember this part is optional going this route adds more complexity setting up your account and more possibilities for errors and problems in our example we will skip this option another note if you encounter errors along the way the system will alert you where to make corrections this could happen during the login.gov account creation process or later when you're entering your contact information for the social security administration it's possible that no matter what you do no matter how accurate you think your information is the system might not accept it there may be mismatched data on file with social security like the wrong date of birth a misspelled first or last...