Show Changes in Your Social Security Wilt become effective January 1 by Clarence J. of the Salt Lake City Social Security District Office Social security benefits are j intended to replace in part loss of income brought about by the or old-age of the For this they arc rc- 1 to the average earnings of a worker in employment or self-employment covered by the social security social security benefits are affected by changes in the national Since the last benefit increase was put Into effect in wages have Increased by about 12 percent and prices by 8 per Congress felt that adjustments In the benefit scale were in order and voted an across-the-board increase in the amendments which the dent signed into law on These benefits become effective at the beginning of and will be included in all benefit checks for January which will reach beneficiaries early In As I said in the first article in this It is not necessary to visit your social security office to apply for these They will be made The benefit increases for re tired workers amount to about 7 percent over levels in the old with a minimum Increase of in the benefits payable to a retired worker who came on the rolls at or after age Slightly smaller increases will be shown on the benefit checks of retired women workers who elected to retire at age 62 or at any age thereafter before reaching at Proportionate increase wil be made in benefits paid to beneficiaries who arc the dependents of or survivors of retired or deceased For retired male workers now getting benefit the monthly beginning with payment for will range from to as compared with to under the old For women workers now getting retirement benefits the increased checks will range from to per This slightly lower minimum benefit is due to the fact that some women chose to retire before age |