How to Download Your Social Security Statement

Follow these 12 simple steps to log in to your my Social Security account and download your statement as an XML file. This is the file you'll upload to MySSAgent for your personalized benefits analysis.

1

Go to ssa.gov/myaccount

Click the link above or button below to open Social Security's website (ssa.gov).

Open SSA.gov
SSA.gov myaccount landing page showing Sign In and Create an Account buttons
2

Sign in with Login.gov or ID.me

You'll need to sign in using Login.gov or ID.me. If you don't have an account, you can create one — it takes about 10 minutes and requires identity verification.

Most people use ID.me. You may need to verify your identity with a photo ID the first time.

SSA sign-in page showing Login.gov and ID.me options
3

Click OK to continue to ID.me

If you chose ID.me, you'll see a message about leaving SSA's website. Click 'OK' to continue to the ID.me sign-in page.

SSA page showing 'You are leaving Social Security's website' message with OK button
4

Enter your ID.me email

On the ID.me page, enter the email address you used when creating your ID.me account, then click Continue.

ID.me sign-in page with email entry field
5

Enter your password

Enter your ID.me password and click Continue.

ID.me password entry page
6

Choose how to receive your verification code

ID.me will send a code to verify it's you. Choose to receive it by text message or phone call, then click Continue.

ID.me verification method selection showing Text me and Call me options
7

Enter the 6-digit code

Check your phone for the verification code and enter it on this screen. Click Continue when done.

ID.me page for entering the 6-digit verification code
8

Agree to the Privacy Act Statement

Click 'Next' to agree to Social Security's terms and access your account.

SSA Privacy Act Statement page with Next button
9

Click 'Your Social Security Statement'

On your my Social Security homepage, look for the section that says 'Your Social Security Statement' with a download icon. Click it.

My Social Security welcome page showing Your Social Security Statement link
10

Click 'Download Statement Data as an XML file'

You'll see options to view your statement as a PDF or download the data. Click the link that says 'Download Statement Data as an XML file' — that's the one we need!

Don't download the PDF — we need the XML file for accurate calculations.

Download statement page showing the XML file download link
11

Save the file to your computer

A 'Save As' window will appear. Save it somewhere easy to find, like your Downloads folder. The file will be named something like 'social-security-statement.xml'.

Windows Save As dialog showing the XML file being saved
12

Come back here and upload the file

Your file is now saved in your Downloads folder. Return to this page and drag the XML file into the upload box below, or click to browse for it.

File Explorer showing the downloaded social-security-statement file

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