Fraternity-Testvériség, 1961 (39. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1961-11-01 / 11. szám
FRATERNITY 5 PROBLEMS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY Question- I understand that military service can be used in figuring Social Security benefits. I just obtained a statement of my Social Security earnings, but the statement does not give me any credit for my Army service. What should I do? Answer: If your military service was between September 1940 and January 1957, you may be eligilbe for military wage credits. However, these credits do not appear on your earnings record maintained by the Social Security Administration. If you are eligible for them, they will be considered when you claim Social Security benefits. However, base pay from military service in 1957 and later years is credited to individual Social Security accounts. Question: I am 67. My husband gets Social Security checks every month. We’ve been married a little over a year. Can I get payments as his wife? Answer: Yes. You need to be married only a year. You and your husDand should go to the Social Security office right away. Your payments can start with less delay if you’ll take your marriage certificate and some old records of your age. Question: I checked on my Social Security account a couple of years ago and everything was in order. Do I have to check it again? Answer: We recommend that you check your account once every 3 years. By doing this you can be sure that your earnings have been properly reported. If any errors are discovered, they can be corrected more readily. There are some corrections that cannot be made after 3 years. There is a new booklet explaining your Social Security earnings record. If you would like a free copy, ask your local Social Security office for booklet Number 93. Question: Will the statement I receive about my Social Security account show how much has been reported by each employer for all my working years? Answer: No. The statement will show your total earnings under Social Security. It will show, separately, how much of this was earned before 1950 and how much from 1951 on. It will also give you a yearly breakdown for the last 3 years. If the totals on the statement do not agree with your records, contact your local Social Security office promptly. Question: My husband died in August 1954, but when I went to the Social Security office I was told I could not get any benefits because he did not have enough quarters to be insured. Should I check on this again? Answer: Yes, you should contact your Social Security office immediately. Survivors of workers who died after June 1954, and who were not eligible for benefits under the old law, may now be eligible because of a new change. Payments made possible by this change in the law can start for the month of August.
