The Wilmington morning star., 1941-02-28
ZIG PERSONS GET
SOCIAL BENEFITS
Statistics Given on Amended
Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance Provisions

A total of 226 persons in the
area served by the Wilmington Of
flee of the. Social Security board
were receiving monthly benefits as
of January l, 1941, according to a
report made public by George w.
Jeffrey, manager of the office here,
yesterday.
These figures come after full
years operation under the amend.
ed old-age and survivors insurance
provisions. They show that SO men,
As women and SO children in this
area are receiving the monthly
benefits.
Monthly payments of federal in.
surance totaiing 50, ,165.09 are being
paid to benefciaries in the area
which includes the counties of
Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Co.
lumbus, Craven, Jones, New Han.
over, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender.
Of the total number of benefici-
aries, 103 are retired workers. The
aggregate amount being paid to
these retired workers in $1917. SIS
monthly. Is aged wives are receiv-
ing benefits amounting to $165. rs;
4 widows over IS are being paid a
total of SLIP monthly; while 70
widows, with minor children in
their care, receive monthly bene-
fits totaling $324.04; and 80 chill
dren receive monthly benefits to-
falling $791.34.
Mr.. Jeffrey, manager of the Will
mington office, said that the num-
ber of families where widows and
young children are receiving
monthly income, as a result of the
survivors insurance provisions, in
dicates. the value of the protection
which every worker, who holds a
job in covered employment, pro-
vides for his family.
When an insured worker dies,
leaving a widow with minor chill
dren, monthly payments of surviv-
ors insurance are made to his
widow and to his children who are
under 16 (18 if in school and un-
married.. In such case, the widow
receives three-fourths of the
amount of her husbands primary
benefit and each of his minor chill
dren receives one-half of his pri-
mary benefit, within certain lmita-
tions. An insured workers widow
who has reached age IS, whether
or not she has a child in her care.
may also claim monthly benefits.
provided her husband died since
this provision went into effect
(January l, 1940). Her monthly
payment amounts to three-foucths
of her husbands primary benefits.
In addition to widows, children
and dependent parents of deceased
workers receiving survivors bene-
fits under the Social Security Act
there are 5 women and SO men in
the Wilmington service area who
have reached the age of IS and
claimed monthly old-age insurance
benefits. Among these retired work
ers are insured men whose wives
also have reached the age of IS
and are, therefore, entitled to
monthly old-age insurance pay
ments. The wife receives, at age
IS, monthly payment equal to
one-half the amount of her hus-
bands payment. If she outlives
him, she will then receive widow S
monthly payment, which is three
fourths the amount of her hus-
bands benefit, instead of the one
half she received as an aged wife.
Where such claimants have chill
dren, step-children, or adopted
children under 16 (18 if in school
and unmarriedD they also are en-
titled to monthly benefits. Each
childs monthly benefit may amount
to one-half of the retired worker S
monthly payment. However, bene-
fits for the entire family may not
be more than twice the amount
of the retired wage earner's own
monthly benefit payment.
In addition tc these monthly pay
ments, SO lump-sum death pay
ments totaling $5,692.22 were made
in cases where insured workers
died last year, leaving no surviv-
ors entitled to monthly payments