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Information On Social SecurityBy Luiher N. DavisMollie Rogers, widow, received unexpected good news last week. She learned that a change in the Social Security law provides for monthly benefit payments under certain conditions to a disabled child after age 18, if the child became totally disabled before that rge. Also, she was surprised to learn that the mother of such a child may receive monthly payments as long as she continues to have the disabled child in her care.Mrs. Rogers’ husband had worked long enough under Social Security to be insured at the lime of his death, making his widow and their minor child eligible for benefit payments. However, payments on behalf of her child and herself stopped under the old law when the child attained age 18. At that time she was informed that further payments would not be made on the account of her de-; ceased husband until she reached ; age (2.With the family incomr cut off, Mrs. Rogers was faced v i‘h the i dual role of trying to be the family breadwinner and caring for a mentally retarded child who never could “grow up or become independent. Now. with Social Security payments restored. Mrs. Rogers can spend more time at I home and provide better care for her disabled child.The payments to Mrs. Rogers began with the month of January, 1957. Before they became payable, she had to make'application, j | prove her child's disability and establish that her child was dependent upon her insured husband at the time of his death.
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Jackson Petal Paper
Jackson, Mississippi, US
Thu, Jul 11, 1957
Page 2
Full Page
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