Show I This Is the third of a series of articles on Social Security Old Old Age Age and Survivors Insurance Questions should bo be directed to the tho Social Security Field Flold Office South West Temple Templo Salt Lake City Utah telephone 5 Many people in Davis county will receive higher social security payments as a result of in the law No one needs to apply for the inc increased eased payments since the Social Security Administration is already chang ing the amounts It is expected that the change will vilI be made in timeto time tune I to have them in the mail October 3 the regular delivery Gate aate TT Yr in some cases the change is not made by that time the regular check will be sent and the difference difference dif die dif dif- ference will be made up In a later check Besides the increase in pay ments the new law provides for other important changes Beginning September 1 the new law increased to 75 a month instead Instead In in- stead of 50 the amount of money moneva a beneficiary may earn and still receive the monthly benefits Self- Self employed people entitles entitIes to old- old age and survivors insurance benefits benefits bene bene- fits may receive the payments for each month of the year if their net earnings during the entire year are not over instead of or The amended law contains a provision provision provision pro pro- vision of special importance to employed self people pe-ople who have retired retired re re- re- re tired or plan to retire during 1952 Previously their earnings for the year in which an application was was was' made could not be used to figure figure- their Now those self em people who originally applied applied applied ap ap- ap- ap plied for benefits in 1952 may reapply reapply re- re apply at the close or of the taxable year and have haye their 1952 earnings used in figuring the tile amount of their monthly benefit payments A similar change in the law now permits insured wage earners who retire in 1952 to have their wages for this year used immediately in figuring the amount of their bene bene- fits Also some workers who previously previously pre pro applied for payments pay ments and then had them stopped because they went back to work can upon request have their benefits benefits benefits bene bene- fits immediately to include in in- clude elude such later vor right up to the quarter in which the request is made To be eligible for this the worker must have I six quarters of coverage about abou 1 years' years work earned after December 31 1950 and must have had payments stopped at least 12 months Another amendment allows beneficiaries beneficiaries beneficiaries bene bene- aged 75 or over who WIIO are already on the rolls to take advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of the higher benefit payments payments pay pay- ments provided under the new formula if they have Ilave had at least leasta a year and a half of covered work after 1950 A representative of will be bein bein bein in Davis county on 9 D. Anyone desiring help or information tion in collection with should cont contact ct the Salt SnIt Lake City office They will arrange a time and place to meet the representative at a nearby town The article originally scheduled for this issue will appear September Septem Septem- ber bel 27 |