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Show Social Security Office Representative Issues Information On Disabled Workers' Benefits Seriously disabled people who sed to work In employment or self-employment covered by the .social security law should get In touch with the social security office by June 30, Kesler T. PoW-il, PoW-il, social security district manager, man-ager, announced today. Mr. Powell pointed out that people who have been totally total-ly disabled for six months or i longer, and who worked in 'employment or self -employment covered by the social security) law for as many as five years out of the 10 years before they were disabled should get further fur-ther Information about this law. Active military service and em- ployment In the railroad Indus-! try may count toward the needed need-ed amount of work. By applying to have they social security earnings records frozen, disab-I disab-I led people may prevent loss or reduction of future benefits. Some people now receiving old-age old-age Insurance payments or who will become eligible for old age payments In July were disabled for long periods before they reached age 65 and are still dls- abled. They may start getting larger payments as of July and 'will get them more promptly If they file an application for a "Disability freeze" by June 30. If the disabled person dies after June 30, the disability freeze can protect his family's rights to survivors sur-vivors payments but only if he had applied for it before death. For this reason, it Is Important for every person who meets the requirements for the "freeze" to apply for it by June 30. Mr. Powell emphasized that this protects the social security rights of a worker who Is suffering suf-fering from prolonged total disability dis-ability but does not pay cash benefits to him before he Is 65. |