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Show SOCIAL SECURITY Many women will have an important im-portant decision to make when they attain age 62. Under the 1956 amendments 'to the Social Security Act women are able to obtain social security monthly payments three years earlier than under the old law. The amount of the benefit, however, will toe reduced for women workers and for wives of retired workers. The amount of the reduction depends on the number of months Ibetween the time payments start and the time the applicant reaches age 65. This reduction is permanent even after age 65 is attained. Widows and dependent mothers of deceased de-ceased workers, however, may receive unreduced benefits at age 62. Before making a decision to start getting benefit payments before 65, a working woman or a wife of a retired worker will naturally want to know how long she will be ahead in total benefits bene-fits paid. As a working woman she will be ahead for the first 15 years; as the wife of a retired beneficiary benefic-iary she will be ahead for the first 12 years. The decision must be made by each woman as to whether it's worth more to her to have the |