Milford chronicle., 1957-10-25
Social Security News

With the payment CT monthly
benefits for the first time early in
August to more than 100000 dis
abled people between the ages OF
so and 65. the Federal social Sc
curity program reached a new and
important landmark in its mission
to promote the financial security of
the American family, according to
statement made today by Myron
Milbouer, district manager of the
Wilmington office of the Social Sc
curity Administration.
1.-The Social Security Disability
Program has three major features, =
Mr.. Milbouer added, 'it freezes or
protects workers social security
earnings record when he is un-
able to work because of a severe
and long-lasting disability. 1t makes
payments to the disabled worker at
age so or over, and it makes pay
ments to the disabled sons and
daughters of retired workers and
insured workers who have died"
By recent Congressional action,
the long-disabled worker now has
almost another year until June 80,
1858, to file an application and still
have his social security earnings
record protected as of the date he
actually became disabled.
However, if the disabled worker
is over so now, it is important that
he file his application as soon as
possible, and before January 1,
1858, so that he will not lose any
monthly benefit payments. When
an application is filed before jan
uary 1, 1858, payments can begin
with the month of July 1857. Dis
abled workers who apply in jan
uary 1858, or later will not be
paid benefits for months before
the date of their applications.
Milbouer stated that the disabili-
ty freeze protects the wage earn
er's future rights to social security
benefits for himself and for his
family, because he might not other
wise have the required work
credit at the time he reaches IS
or dies Thus the freeze" retains
full benefits for disabled workers,
based on their period Of actual
employment.
"The disability freeze provisions
Of the Social Security Act, and the
provisions which make possible the
payment of monthly disability ben
efits to thousands of eligible people
at age SO, or Is years before they
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significant contribution to the
overall financial security of the
American home" Milbouer de-
clared. "But there is still another
provision of the act which provides
for payment of monthly benefits to
disabled children over 18 of in
sured wage earners" Milbouer
pointed out that under the Old-age
and survivors insurance program
benefits have been payable since
1910 to children under 10 of wage
earners who are themselves re-
ceiving social security checks or
to children Of deceased insured
wage earners. Where such children
are disabled, however, it is now
possible to continue payments to-
them after age 18, according to one
of the provisions of the 1856 a
mendments which authorized such
payments beginning with the
month of January 1857. In addition,
there are many children of living
or deceased wage earners who may
be considerably over age IS today
but who were dependent on wage
Garner prior to their 18th birthday,
who may now be eligible to receive
disability benefits even though. they
had not been eligible for any So
cial security benefits heretofore.
Mr.. Milbouer concluded his re-
marks by urging that all possible
eligible individuals for any one of
these three disability benefit pro-
grams contact the social security
office as soon as possible, unless
they have already done so. The
Wilmington office of the Social Sc
curity Administration is located at
5O4 w. 10th st.
For the convenience of local resi-
dents, a representative from the
Wilmington office will be in the
City Office Bldg, Milford, the first,
second and third Tuesday of each
month from $50 a. m. to IL noon.