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Show Sodal Security Law Freeze Provision For Disabled Stressed Totally disabled persons who fall to check on their rights under un-der the disability freeze provisions provis-ions of the social security law, are running the risk of losing money for themselves, or for their families," said Kesler T. Powell, district manager of the Provo office today. "If a disabled person is eligible eli-gible to have his social security record frozen but falls to apply to his social security office," Mr. Powell continued, "the survivors payments In the event of his death before age 65 may be reduced re-duced or not payable at all. "Although the disability freeze provision does not provide cash disability payments, it is of benefit ben-efit to disabled persons under age 65, because it excludes the period of disability from their social security earnings record and thus protects their retirement retire-ment and survivors rights and the amount of future benefit payments. It is shnllar to the waiver of premium clauses in private Insurance policies, i "Referral to state agencies for vocational rehabilitation is also an Important part of the social security disability freeze program. pro-gram. "Workers who can benefit by referral for rehabilitation services ser-vices will find the freeze to be an additional help, as it will pro-tect pro-tect their potential retirement benefits during their rehabilita-tion rehabilita-tion period.' "In order to qualify for the freeze, a disabled person must have worked under social security securi-ty at least half of the time in the 10 years before he became disabled, in addition to having worked about half of the three year period immediately before. The disability must have lasted for at least six months and be severe enough to keep the person from doing regular work. The disability must also be permanent perman-ent or at least of a long-continuing nature. "The freezing of a person's earnings during total disability is not automatic. Each individual individ-ual must file an application for i It. Every disabled person can get advice and help In filing his disability dis-ability freeze application at his nearest social security district office. If a person Is mentally or physically incapable of filing his application, provision Is made for another person to do it on his behalf. A representative of the social security office will be at the Utah State Employment office in Cedar City on Tuesday, June 5. from 10 a. m to 12 noon and from 1 to 3 p. m. |