Milford chronicle., 1959-07-17
Social Security News

Q-I have just retired from the
company where / have been
employed for many years.
wish to apply for social Sc
curity benefits, but ] find
have lost the card showing my
social security number. Will
this interfere with my apply
ing for payments2
A-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.
OIL have frequently read that
people applying for social Sc
curity payments should bring
proof of their recent earnings.
Why is this? / thought my en-
ployer sent in reports of what
he paid me.
Awhile it is true that your en-
ployer sends in reports of your
earnings every three months in
most cases, it requires a little
time for the Internal Revenue
Service to process these re-
ports, and little time for our
accounting office in Baltimore
to credit those earnings to
your account. Therefore, there
is a time lag of about six
months from the time your
employer reports, until your
account is credited. II you are
self-employed, the time lag is
longer because you only re-
port self-employment income
once a year.
Q-Is there any way to speed up
my claim for social security
payments when / come in to
make a claim next month?
Ayes, you can speed up the pro-
cessing of your claim by bring
ing proof of your age with you.
Frequently, proof of age is
needed before your claim can
be sent in for payment, and IL
you will obtain this proof now,
H. will save time later. Old
documents such as birth GER
tificates, marriage records,
insurance policies, ETC., can be
used. So look around to see
what you have.
Q-What proofs about my recent
earnings will l have to bring
when l retire and file for my
social security benefits in the
near future?
Aft you work for wages, it is a
good idea to bring copy of
your last years VIZ withhold
ing form which your employer
gave you. If you are self-em
ployed, you should bring
copy of last years Income
Tax Return (1040) and Sched-
ule @ or F. and the cancelled
check or receipt showing you
paid the social security tax.
Q-When / reach age 65 and re-
tire next month / will file for
social security benefits for
myself and my two minor chill
dren. My wife who is much
younger will file on the basis
of having these minor children
in her care. What proofs will
we need to bring when we file?
A-You should bring your social
security number, proof of your
age and proof of your recent
earnings. You should also
bring your children's birth
certificates. If possible, your
wife should come along with
you.
Q-Will / need any proofs other
than proof of my age and re-
cent earnings for my social Sc
curity retirement claim? What
about my wife and minor chill
dren?
A-SOmetimes other proofs are
needed. The exact proofs need
ed will depend on the circum-
stances. If your wife is filing
at the same time, proof OF mar
riage may be needed. If you or
your wife were married pre-
viously, proof of the termina-
tion of the former marriage
may be required. When there
are minor children, their birth
certificates should be brought
in. If any of the children are
adopted children, copy of the
adoption papers would be nee
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