Show NEW LAW ALLOWS WIDOWS SOCIAL SECURITY AT 60 A A numbEr of widows in the Uintah basin area may still not have heard of a change In the social security law made last year which enables them to get social security benefits as soon as they reach 60 Clarence J Seitz social security Salt Lake district manager said today UNTIL THE change Mr Seitz pointed out benefits were not payable to a widow under underage underage age 62 unless she was l left ft with young children to raise The amount of the widows widow's payment I is based upon what her husband would have received as a re- re retirement re b benefit at age 65 If she decides to wait until she is 62 her benefit will be per cent of what her hus- hus husband husband band would have received d each month If she decides to start her benefit at Gl 61 she will le re- re receive about 77 per cent of his benefit If she chooses to start getting getling her ner benefit as soon as she reaches GO 60 her pa payments ments will be per pel cent of her hus hus- husband's bands band's monthly benefit FOR EXAMPLE if the hus- hus husband husband band could have received a monthly benefit of had he heli li lied ed the payment to his widow would be at her birthday 77 at her birth day or if she Is just 60 when her payments start On the average women who choose to take their benefit early will collect about the same value in total benefits s over the year l but in smaller payments to take account of the longer period od during which they are paid IF YOU have questions or need assistance in filing a claim a representative will be beat beat at the Vernal Field House Mus cum on November 16 from am to 1200 noon |