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Social Security Questions And Answers By Houston Hendexson Operations Supervisor Q. Has the time limit for filing for payment on my 1969 medical bills under Medicare expired? A. No. You have until December 31, 1970 to file for payment on medical expenses incurred in 1969. Please refer to page 24 of "Your Medicare Handbook," Q. I have not worked long enough to qualify for social security benefits. How can I pay into social security so I can receive benefits? A. The only way you can pay into the Social S ecurity Trust Fund is to actually work at a job or operate a business which is covered by soc i al security. Q. My child is only four years old. The bank where I have his savings account says he needs a social securitynum ber. Can he get a number at age four? A. Yes. A person may get a sod al security card at any age. Contact your social security office and ask for the form to get a social security card for him. Q. My wife died recently. She was drawing social secur ity benefits on my record Will social security pay any - thing toward her burial eqnnse? A. No. If she was recei ving wife's benefits on your record, there is no lump sum death benefit payable. Q. lam drawing social se curity benefits. Do I have to limit my earnings to $l4O a month for the whole year, or may I earn SI6BO in a few months and stop work and still receive benefits for alll2mos.? A. You may earn sl6 80 any time in the calendar year and still receive all your so - cial security benefits. You are considered retired if you eam SI6BO or less for the entire cal endar year. Also, benefits may be paid for any month in which your wages are $l4O or less, no matter what your to tal earnings are for the year. Q. When my ex- husband begins drawing social security benefits, can I share in these payments? A. You may if you are at least 62, have net remarried, and he is regularly and substan tially contributing to your sup port. Q. My husband died receift ly and I have several of his unpaid doctor bills. Will Med icare take care of them? A. Yes. After the bills are paid, submit the receipted bills with your Medicare claim for payment. Q. My husband suffered a stroke and can no longer sign his name on his -socialsecurily checks. What should I do sbout getting his checks cashed? A. Call or write your So cial Security office immedia tely. jgTlfcy* 11 help you apply for husbands future checks. Dorit try to cash any of his checks without his proper endorsement. A telephone call to the Social Security office might take care of this matter without your having to go into the of fice personally. Q. I receive monthly so cial security widow's checks I own a duplex home. I live in one side and rent out the other side for $l5O a month. Does this income count toward the SI6BO yearly limit on my earnings while I'm getting checks? A. Rental income is not considered earnings and does not count toward the SI6BO annual earnings test. Q. My son is 17 years old and gets monthly social secu rity checks on his decease d father's account. He will rot be 18 for another 6 months, but he just joined the Navy. Will his checks be stopped? A. No. As long as he is under 18 and remains unmar ried, he continues to be en titled to benefits. However you must notify your Social Waylaid Crooch t Soas 5 aad Neighbors ANGUS /nday, Oct. 9-12 Noon At the farm, Boones Creek Community near Jonesboro, Tenn. SELLING 56 LOTS: 29 Cows with calves Sale Mgr. 17 Bred Cows Way land Crouch id Bred Heifers j J Jonesboro, Tenn. 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The number of years used in figuring the aver age is determined by your date of birth. There are other factors also which affect the benefit amounts. They are all ex THE YANCEY RECORD plained in full detail and in simple terms, in the pamph let, SSI-47, which you can get free of charge by call in g or writing your Social Securi - ty office. Q. lam age 40. I have a wife and three children. I operate my own business, I have ample private insurance to protect my family, and I have a large savings account I don't need social security Why am I required to continue paying social security taxes? A. For every man in the nation who provides for his family's future as fully as you do, there are numerous others who either cannot or do not. You are an exceptionally rare YANCEY | THEATER Oct. 1-2-3 Thur-Fri-Sat j I THIS IS THE Jffii RUN I! I THAT YOU MAKE ALONE! I It.LSH NCHMSWUWSMIUtL/iul.OTfftnmt I L_ Qur.c, I UNCHAINED SI ARMING A DON STROUD LUKE ASKEW LARRY BISHOP TYNE DALY * Al nfl DAV WtiIiIT.HALKLEIN NORMAN T.HERMAN JEFFREY AILADIN FISKIN 4 MLUU nm '.U....IEEMADDEN«JEFFREYALLADINFISKIN "Tiri.'l.rLEE MADDEN s 1 ss «.!,•«,- - an AMERICAN INTERNAIIONALiu ium SS&SS .Al I Oct. 4-5 Sun-Mon X Jo* 4 m COI IIMHIAHCIUKI S |»csci>l.iA IX3MINO PKOOUCHON sLuim) 4 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER-SUSANNAH YORK GLYNIS JOHNS- IAN BANNEN -TOM BELL ELAINE TAYLOR-JIM BALE Lk)2joUV SJam/ftas 'I ——COLOR (£]j OCTOBER 1, 1970 individual, in a financially se cure minority of people who are part of a nation whose ma jority both needs and benefits from a compulsory social in surance program. If participation in social security were made voluntary, the program could not succeed. You may be surprised to learn exactly how valuable your own social security investment is to your family. Call or write your Social Security office and ask for a free copy of the booklet called "Social Security Information for Young Family You may have an addit i o n a 1 $50,000 - SIOO,OOO of pro tection you aren't even aware of at this time. / PAGE 17
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