It may be referred to as a "proof of income letter" or "benefit letter" and is personalized based on the status of your Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicare coverage.

If you want to verify SSNs for other than wage reporting purposes you must use our Consent Based SSN Verification Service (CBSV) which you can access from our website at .socialsecurity.gov/cbsv. If you want to verify your own SSN, you must have proof of identity and visit your local Social Security Field Office.

We will send you a notice, to inform you about your claim, benefit status or benefit amount. A notice will be sent if your benefit amount or eligibility changes and/or terminates.

The Benefit Verification Letter, sometimes called a "budget letter," a "benefits letter," a "proof of income letter," or a "proof of award letter” serves as proof that you either: Get Social Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicare.

General. Use the SSA-4164 when the beneficiary is in the local office, agrees to the appointment and the interviewer has determined that the payee applicant is the best payee choice. This will usually occur where a very stable beneficiary/payee relationship (e.g., parent/adult-child, husband/wife) exists.