Fraternity-Testvériség, 1959 (37. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1959-12-01 / 12. szám

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FRATERNITY

PROBLEMS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY

Question: My wages have dropped from $5,000.00 to $2,500.00 a year. Can I freeze my benefit?

Answer: You can file a disability freeze application with social security if you are under age 50 and totally and permanently disabled.

Question: I worked under social security from 1937 to October 1, 1957, when I became disabled and began drawing State Disability Insurance which expired April 1, 1958. I was 64 in May. What benefits am I entitled to?

Answer: You should be eligible for disability insurance benefits until you are 65. Then you will be eligible for Old-Age Insurance benefits.

Question: I am a widow with a daughter age 14. Will our benefits stop when she reaches age 18?

Answer: Yes. However, you will be eligible again when you reach age 62.

Question: May a husband draw social security benefits on his wife’s record?

Answer: Yes. If he is more than fifty per cent dependent upon her.

Question: My husband and I worked under social security since it started. He is 60 and still working. I am 56 and stopped working February 21, 1956. Can we both draw benefits at 62 and 65 respectively?

Answer: Yes. However, a working woman at age 62 receives a 20% reduction in her benefit. This reduction may be avoided if she waits until age 65 before applying for her benefits.

Question: My husband draws $95.90 a month social security. I was 62 on July 1, 1958, and never worked under social security. How much can I draw?

Answer: $35.96 a month.

Question: I have worked under social security since 1937. I was paid $3734.00 in 1956, $3900.00 in 1957, $4000.00 in 1958 and will be paid $4000.00 in 1959. I will be 65 in December 1959 and will file my application in January 1960. How much will I get?

Answer: $103.64 a month.

Question: I have worked under social security since it started. I made $4200.00 in 1956, 1957 and 1958. If I retire in January 1959, how much will I get?

Answer: $108.50 a month.

Question: I have just retired from the company where I have been employed for many years. I wish to apply for social secuirty benefits, but find I have lost the card showing my social security number. Will this interfere with my applying for payments?

Answer: No indeed. Bring some record of your correct number to your social security office right away. Your company will have a record of your number. Even if they don’t, your social security office could obtain the number for you from their main accounting office in Baltimore.