Show Freeze Benefit Rates Rates I Substantial savings may come to perSons persons persons per per- sons eligible to receive old-age old and survivors Insurance payments declared I Ia a branch manager of the social security board recently if they act promptly In filing flUng claims For example any worker who Is now 65 and who has nas been employed In an occupation covered by the social security security security ity act should call or write the social security board at onCe If he be has not yet done so even If he be Is still working The purpose of this It la Is explained Is la lato Isto isto I to determine whether It would be adI advantageous advantageous ad ad- I to the worker to freeze i his benefit rate by applying now I Whenever there Is a reduction in average earnings there Is a proportionate proportion Proportion- ate reduction In the benefit rate By submitting his application now the I I worker can prevent any further reductions reductions I In the average monthly wage because be be- I cause lB the wage record Is frozen when the application Is received The same samo precautions should be ob observed observed observed ob- ob I served by the survivors survivors' of a worker who cues ues because retroactive p payments are limited to three months Full information may be obtained without charge by writing of ot calling the Social Security Board Branch Office OIDes P Post t Office Bu Ogden I |