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p«uwi w C9i TEKBSK \N£*^uspa choice fouCOT JAQ §9 f » wm% ( W%s iBHBf* 3$ aWK I%R#I Soaatad tf® pSllfl tOMfli jawaais ♦ 49f wHBIMP ;?«K • FLORIDA Slb.BAGr. W wSfe«lM«®»^ /an YAwri'v record, mitchell ledger ian.2o, 1972 Social Sacvrfty Aaswors By D. H. Butler Field Representative Q. Our 5 year old grand daughter gets Social Security checks because her father died. We are thinking of adopting her. Would this stop her Social Security checks? A. No. Adoption by a grandparent does not stop a child's Social Security be nefits. However, if the child were adopted by some one other than a grandparent, stepparent, aunt, uncle,bro ther, and sister the benefits w ould stop. Q. My cleaning lady will not get a Social Securi ty number so I can report her wages. What can I do? A. If you pay your clean ing lady SSO or more in cash wa»es in a calendar quarter of the year, you must report her wages even though she does not have a Social Secu rity number. In making your quarterly earnings re - port for her, give her full name and address and the amount you paid her in cash wages. Also, you should note on the form that your employee refuses to furnish you her Social Security num ber. Q. I live on a small farm and have net earnings of only about S7OO a year horn work ing it. Should I report my farm earnings for Social Se curity? A. Yes, you should re port your earnings from self employment if your net is S4OO or more a year. You will receive Social Security benefits payable to you and your dependents based on your record of earnings in employment and self- em ployment covered by Social Security. The higher your average monthly earnings, the higher your benefits. Q. My neighber, who lost both legs last year, ge ts monthly Social Security dis ability benefits. He can't wear artificial legs, but he would like to learn a trade where he can work sitting down. His friends tell him though, that he'll lost his Social Security benefits if he gets a job. Is this true? A. Not exactly. The So cial Security law provides a trial work period without loss of benefits for disabled per sons like this neighbor. This is an incentive to help them to return to work. If your neighbor does start to work and continues to work, his benefits may be continued up to 1 year. The State Re habilitation agency may help your neighbor learn a new trade if this is possible with his disability. Q. I take care of awo - man's children in her home Monday to Friday for $25 a week. She doesn't pay any Social Security on my wages or deduct anything from my weekly checta. Pm not yet ready to retire, but I want to be sure I get the right cre dit for work, t there any thing I can do? A. Call the Asheville Social Security Office, 252- 8773 as soon as possible. We will look into your case and see that you get the correct credit for your work. 0. I was taken ill whife I was on vacation in another state. After I got home, I sent my bills to Medicare like 1 always do, but they returned them to me and told me to make the claim where 1 was sick. Why can't I file my Medicare claim here? A. Generally, your Me dicare dhim must be filed with the Medicare office in the state where you received the Medicare services. In this way, Medicare can keep track of coats of particu - lar medical services within an area. Your Medicare Handbook gives a complete list of places where Medi care claims are to be sub mitted. PG.5
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