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Social Security Pays $71,424 in February to Local Residents
A record $71,424 in social security benefits was paid in February to M53 residents of Collingsworth County. The 1967 amendments raised rates and expanded eligibility, with nationwide benefits surpassing $2 billion monthly for over 24 million beneficiaries including 2.2 million disabled workers and 3.4 million young widowed mothers and children. In the county 142 children shared $6,507 for February as monthly payments continue until age 18 unless terminated.
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Collingsworth County
Travis C. Briggs
Social Security
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