Show Social foetal Security benefits for widower or husband A widower or a husband can get monthly benefits on his wife's social security record without proving dependence on her under a recent decision by bythe bythe bythe the United States Supreme Court Previously a man had to prove he was dependent on his wife to get benefits on her record if it she retired became disabled or died after alter working long enough in jobs covered by social security A woman did not ha have ve to prove she was dependent on her husband to get benefits on his record STARTING ST with payments for March 1977 1971 neither men nor women have to prove dency deny Husbands and wives can get reduced social security payments starting starling at 62 or full payments starting starling at 65 Widowers and widows can get payments starting at 60 or starting at 50 if they're disabled Men who think they may be eligible under the court ruling can get information about applying for benefits by calling or writing any social security office according to Marvin social security district manager in Salt Lake City Social security payments may be affected by earnings Mr noted You Youcan Youcan can earn as much as in 1 1977 7 and still get your full lull social security payment But Dut over social ocial security payments are reduced by 1 for each 2 earned That means that if our full social security benefit is a month you ou could earn over for the year before beCore your social security payment would be reduced to zero he said But Dut no matter how much you earn for the year he said you OU can get your full social security payment for any month you neither earn over nor nol do substantial work in m your own business A man already getting social security benefits may also be eligible for far payments on l his s wife's record under the Court ruling according to Mr But he can only be paid an amount equal to the both higher not benefit benefits he said AN representative will willbe willbe willbe be in to Vernal at the Golden Age Center Ceder on May 19 f from rom 9 am a.m. to 12 noon to assist with any social security problems |