Social Security offices are offering more in-person appointments and have resumed in-person services for people without an appointment. You should bring certain items when you apply. Even if you do not have all of the things listed below, apply anyway. The people in the Social Security office can help you get whatever is needed. Please bring: - Your Social Security card or a record of your Social Security number; - Your birth certificate or other proof of your age; - Information about the home where you live, such as your mortgage or your lease and landlord's name; - Payroll slips, bank books, insurance policies, burial fund records and other information about your income and the things you own;