Show Changes In Social Security I by Clarence J. Manager of the Salt Lake City Social Security District Office Before the enactment of the 1958 an aged however could never get benefit payments based the earning of a son or daughter there was a surviving dependent or child who was entitled or who could later become entitled to This restriction applied even in cases where those survivors never actually became I in a case where an insured worker died leaving a widow who was no longer living with him at the time of his His other survivor was an aged mother who was keeping house for him and dependent on him for her means of His death left her A monthly social security check a surviving dependent parent would have prevented this She could not qualify as a because the estranged wife was also a Under the as this parent would also be eligible for survivors' benefit An estimated dependent parents can now apply for survivors' benefits under this new provision in the Since an application must be filed before benefits can be persons receiving disability insurance and who have eligible should con- tact their district Parents of deceased who were financially dependent on the deceased son or daughter should also contact the social security The district office serving this area is located at South West Salt Lake a representative from that office makes a monthly visit to Roosevelt and Duchesne to assist eligible individuals file claims for social In my next article I shall discuss other changes in the law which affect dependents of retired or insured |