Show Amendments Up Social Security Pay The Social Security amendments amendments amendments amend amend- ments of 1958 will provide in increased increased increased in- in creased monthly payments beginning beginning beginning be be- ginning with the January checks which are mailed out in February Feb 1959 The amount of the Increase will win be approximately 7 per cent and people who are already drawing social security payments do not need to apply for the Increase It will win be automatically automatically au au- au- au added to the Jannary January January Jan Jan- uary nary checks Under the new law social security security se se- se benefits may become payable payable pay pay- able for the following groups upon making application at Social Social So So- cial Security Sec offices 1 Dependents of people drawIng drawing draw draw- ing Social security disability Insurance insurance in In- benefits Children under 18 disabled children Wives havIng having hav hay ing such children in their care wives 62 or over and dependent husbands ago age 65 or over may qualify as dependents 2 Disabled people 50 or over who could not qualify quality before because be cause they did not have as much muchas as 1 l la a years of work In the 3 years before they were disabled Some people in situations simIlar similar sim sim- ilar liar to the two above were previously pre pro advised that they did not qualify for benefits These people should get in touch with their social security offices promptly about filing lions Beginning January 1 1959 the I social security tax rate for employees em and employers will ba b. I 2 per cent each The rate for tor self-employed self people will be 3 K IK per pei cent Also starting with 1959 the first Instead of of earnings in a year willbe will willbe willbe be taxed for social security pur poses Mr Smith manager of the Grand Junction office ed that It is not necessary for tor people already receiving monthly month month- ly Jy payments to contact the social so so- cia cial security people for the automatic au Increase |