Evening star., 1957-12-31
SECURITY FOR YOU
Wives Have
High Stoke
In Benefits

earned rs the men themselves
The reasons: The survivor
payment program is mainly tc
benefit q mans wife and chill
dren should he die. And. the
retirement payment program Ii
nearly as important TO q mans
wife as 1t is TO him since she
usually can draw payments al
soon as he starts.
Thus. as a wife. you should
be a backstop for your husband
| in case he doesn't have the
time or interest to keep In
formed ON his rights.
Here are some Of the things
you can do:
Be sure q copy Of your hus-
bands social security number
is filed in a safe place. prefer
ably along with your insurance
policies and other family pa
pers.
Then. without regard to what
your husband has done with
his social security card. you'll
always have the number handy
in case you need it in an
emergency.
Number Important
Putting the number with the
other family papers will also
be q reminder, II your husband
dies. to apply for social security
due you and your children.
Have your husband check
his social security account every
three or four years to see II
it's accurate because there's a
time limit beyond which GER
tain correction cannot be made
You can get a special post
card form from any social Sc
curity ONCE on which to request
a statement of the earning:
credited to his account.
II. after the statement /:
mailed to you. there appears to
be an error in his record. he
can get help from his loca'
social security office TO get II
corrected.
Should your husband become
too disabled to work. get ir
touch with your social security
once TO see II he's entitled u
disability payments or r. have
a disability freeze put n hi.
social security record.
II he's totally and perma'
nently disabled. and he's pas
so. chances are he's eligible Il
draw monthly payments Of
from $50 to sl08.50. 1t he'l
badly disabled and below so
he can have his record frozer
as Of the time he was disabled
and the period Of disability
won't count against him wher
he's due payments.
Consultation Helpful
Even If your husband doesnr
plan to retire when he reache!
IS. he should have a talk with
the social security office. HI
may be entitled to some month.
ly payments If his earnings are
not over $2,080 a year If HI
doesn't work some months.
The visit will also help botf
of you to know what his pay
ments will be when he does re.
tire and to lay the ground worl
for eventually collecting Tho
payments.
You should get in touch with
your social security Office wher
you reach 81, the earliest age
at which you can draw retire
ment payments.
Although you'll not be eligi.
BILE to draw payments until YOU
husband starts drawing them
you1l have learned the correct
procedure to follow when you
become eligible.
Be sure to get in touch with
your social security ONCE q,
soon after your husband:
death as possible.
II you have children undel
l8. or you're So or over. you
may be entitled to monthly pay
ments Immediately.
At that time. you can also
file for the lump sum payment
due you to help pay your hus'
bands burial expenses.
(You may Urite Ray Henri
in care OF The Star about you'
own Social Security or retire
ment problem. Please inclose q
stamped. Selt-addreSsed enuel.
ope and rs cents in coin.j
prom AP Nevsfeaturesl
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Thursday: Procedures self employees
persons should follow in poyins soeio