Show Your Social Security Editors Editor's Note This is lathe the fifth ot of ota ofa a series ot of 11 articles on on Old Age and Survivors Insurance end re- re related related programs These articles will appear In The Park Record as space available It If you wish fur fur- further further ther information about any of the subjects discussed you are Invited to contact the nearest Social Se- Se Security Security Board office Post Office Building Ogden Utah TIlE YOUNG WORKER It If you are aro a young worker or even a middle aged worker you probably won won- wonder wonder der what rights you may have to tho payments described In earlier articles Although It will be many years before you reach retirement age your social s security card Is the key to a very able life lIe insurance Since you will have many more years I In which to work you must have a at credits than Is required of of the older worker It you will become 65 years of at age to In the lm first part of at 1947 1047 for tor can be eligible you must before you ere e- e retirement have payments to your 20 quarters In Which you have been will more It If you paid wages ot of 50 or become 65 In the first part or of 1957 you For still must have have 40 such quarters the only thing that younger yorkers yorkers' you need to remember is 18 that you are Insured for tho rest or of your life as soon as you have forty calendar quarters In I which 50 pere received as wages to your credit In other wordS after you have been under the tho system at least 10 years you have permanent Ute life and retirement insurance regardless of of what you may maydo maydo do after that Ot Of course your payments at age 65 will be less It if you quit after atter lot 10 con than they would be It if you con to work I Upon your retirement at or after atter age 65 you will wUl drawn draw a monthly payment as long as you live Your wife will also get I monthly payments nt at age 65 provided you have retired at that time and monthly payments will be made after atter our retirement for any children under I the age of at 18 The amount or of these pay pay- payment payments ments ment will depend upon the number of years you have worked and upon the I amount you made The following Illus Illus- illustrations will give you some Idea ot of your rights I It If you are now 40 years ot of age and retire at age 65 after working regularly at an average salary of a month your monthly payment will be about payment for your aged wife or minor child will be about 1560 1500 a aI month It If you are noW 30 years of age and I retire nt at 65 with an average earnings record of 50 a month you will receive a monthly payment of about 2700 Your YourI I aged wife or minor child will receive I about 1350 a month i Retirement age Is many years away for forI I you See the articles t this sone one f for or information as to what you have now In the way ot of life Insurance |