The Sidney herald., 1960-10-12

Question: My gross earning
from my farm will enable me to
use the optional method of re-
porting up to the maximum of
$1,000 although my net profit will
be less than $500. I will also have
about $500 in wages. l wish to
use the optional method for more
than $1,000. What 1 want to know
is whether l will lose any pay
mentS for this year if l use the
optional method or will my actual
net profit be used in figuring the
number of checks l can receive for
this year under the $1,000 retire
ment test?"
Answer: The amount that you
report under the optional method
would be included at the end of
the year with your other earnings
n determining if you exceeded
$1,000. The use of the optional
method would make the total of
your earning $1,000 but you would
still be entitled to four monthly
payments for this year.
Question: / applied for social
security payments three years
ago but did not begin receiving
monthly checks until this year
because l worked each year for
more than the amount of yearly
earnings allowed. My yearly earn
ings were higher in the past two
\ years than they were up to the
\ time 1 applied, but my benefit
amount is still the same. How
long win it be before my pay
mentS are increased because of
the higher earnings?
Answer: 1t appears that you
would be entitled to a larger ben
eft; however a formal applica-
ton must be made to have the
amount of your social security
payment refigured. This is not
done automatically.
Question: 1 am a widow age Sc
but l cannot receive any social
security because my husband dice
before the social security law
went into effect in 1897 and
myself never worked and earned
social security credits. AS l un-
1erStand the changes in the law
1 would be entitled to receive
immediate monthly benefits as
wife if 1 should marry a man who
is receiving social security bene-
fits. Is this correct
Answer: No. The Requirement
that you be married 3 years is no.
eliminated in this case, since you
have never been entitled to socia.
security benefits as a dependent
widow, parent, or disabled child
Question: l ann receiving socia.
security benefits for my three
minor children. l REMARKED /:
years ago and my benefits were
ended because of that. My hus-
band has been receiving SociaI
security payments eve since WE
married, but l cannot receive any
payments as his wife because
am not 81 years old. Is there any
possible way that 1 could receive
social security payments under
my present husbands account.
Answer: You could receive
Wife'S benefits for months afte,
\ August 1858. Under the new
amendments you would be again
4 entitled to mothers payments up
I ON making a formal application.
Question: I will be 81 years o
4 age next April and have been tolt
that / can receive a payment o
S45 a month on the account o
my husband who passed away il
1854. l plan to remarry this yea
IN which event l could not draw
4 any payments as a widow. How
ever, the man l intend to MARI,
receives a social security paymen
of $62 a month and l was wonder
= ing whether / could receive one
half of his payment as a wife.
this possible?
Answer: You will be able t
receive monthly payments eve
though you do remarry, upon fiji
ing application and submittin
necessary proofs. If your huSban
to-be is receiving payments on hi
own account you would qualif
for Wife'S benefits for the mont
in which you marry if you al
age 81 at that time. If he is re
ceiving a parents, widower's, {
a disabled ehild's benefit, yo
would still be entitled to your w
dow's benefit at age 81.
7 Question: My four children an