Fraternity-Testvériség, 1965 (43. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1965-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY 7 Question: What year did they reduce the age limit to 62? Answer: For women it was Nov. 1956. For men it was Aug. 1961. Question: My sister is 62 years of age and wants to work until she is 65. Can she freeze her wages for the past five years? Answer: She cannot freeze her wages for the past five years. She can, however, file a claim and have her benefits computed as of age 62, if she so desires. Question: My husband died in March 1953. He worked from August 1952 through the month of his death. Does he have enough quarters for an insured status? Answer: No, the minimum requirement is six quarters. Your husband has only three quarters of coverage. You will not be able to draw benefits on his account. Question: Is it compulsory for one who is self-employed to pay social securirty taxes? Answer: Yes, you pay it along with your tax return, providing your net income is $400.00 per year, or more. Question: My husband filed for his retirement benefits at age 62 and now receives 80% of his full benefits. He is now disabled. Can he change and receive disability benefits? Also how much will I receive at age 62 and at age 65? Answer: Once a person files for his OASI benefits, he cannot change to disability benefits. Your benefits as a wife at age 62 will be 25% less than one-half of your husband’s unreduced benefit. If you wait until you are 65, you would receive one-half of your husband’s unreduced benefit. Question: If a man dies leaving a widow and child under 18, how long can the widow and child receive social security benefits. Also, I was born Sept. 8, 1910, and worked from July 1943 through Aug. 1945. How many quarters do I have and how many do I need? Answer: The widow and child would receive benefits until the child becomes 18; then the widow’s benefits stop until she becomes 62. Based on the dates of your employment, you have 10 quarters of coverage and you need 21 quarters to be insured under social security. Question: My daughter is receiving social security benefits. She will soon be 18; however, she is still in high school. Will her checks stop on her 18th birthday? Answer: Yes. The last check she is entitled to is for the month before the month she becomes 18. Question: I am 63 years of age. I was married for 23 years before my husband divorced me. The divorce papers state that he must support me. Can I receive some of his social security benefit that he is currently receiving? Answer: Not unless you have a child of your former husband in your care who is entitled to social security benefits.
