A Time To Live Check on Social Security Pensions
Mrs. MLL of Salt Lake City emails about benefits for those working past 65 and plans to retire. She cites back payments and SSI rules, noting state variations and retroactivity. The letter questions where this information comes from and shares a neighbor’s experience with Social Security and SSI payments.
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Sam
Mll
Salt Lake City
Utah
Arizona
M.E.T
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Baltimore
Retirement age shift rumor sparks gender fairness talk
A reader asks if after 1975 a 62 year old woman can retire with full Social Security benefits like today’s 65. Another reader jokes that men must be included to prevent masculinist backlash, while predicting retirement age might drop to 60 but not by 1975.
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South Bend
Ind
Neighbor’s Social Security misstep costs thousands
A reader recounts learning a neighbor lost four years of potential benefits by not applying at 65. Retroactive payments cover only one year, leaving $3,840 unclaimed. Benefits vary with years of coverage and early retirement rules. Supplemental Security Income aids the very low, though not a Social Security program.
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Mle.t
Social Security Administration
Reagan OKs more mental health funds
SACRAMENTO Governor Reagan signed an $18 million increase to the state budget to support local mental health facilities and after-care centers. The measure restored most of the prior funding after cuts and was brokered by Assemblyman Frank Lanterman and Speaker Leo McCarthy amid criticism from mental health officials.
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Sacramento
UPT
Reagan
Frank Lanterman
R-La Canada
Assembly
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