Recent questions tagged social security

Description : If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, is there a monetary limit where Medicare doesn't give any of your money back?

Last Answer : This may be the chart you are looking for: medicare rates go up if you have higher income

Description : How do I get my I.D.?

Last Answer : May require an in person interview here’s the steps ! These can be used if you don’t have a Driver’s License – - Employee identification card; School identification card; Health insurance card (not a Medicare card); or U.S. military identification card. Welcome to Fluther

Description : My wife just retired at 63. Can she collect on my account until she turns 66?

Last Answer : First, What country are you living in? Here in Canada one cannot collect until the age of 65 although now it may be up to age 70 Yrs of age. One may be able to obtain Seniors Benefits until they get ... it . ( threshold of income with Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and Old age security (OAS) as well..

Description : If you visit socialsecurity.gov and set up a mysocialsecurity account, are you registered for Medicare?

Last Answer : No, you still have to sign up for Medicare Parts A and B. Setting up an account can be done at any time. You must be 65 to sign up for Medicare.

Description : Do Spousal Social security benefits stop after divorce?

Last Answer : Hi @joejoe13 and welcome to ask-public. How old are both of you?

Description : How can I prepare to go back to work after 5 years of not working?

Last Answer : answer:Our stories are very similar. I was on SSDI for about 8 or 9 years. I went back to work last year. I also am in recovery from bipolar disorder. Your desire to return to work is an ... congratulations! Send me a PM, if you want more private dialogue, or just carry on here in this thread.

Description : Since Social Security is a Federal program, can I get help from a Social Security office in another state?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. And you can also call their toll free line. If you're going in person be prepared for a long wait unless you get there just before the doors open. Every time ive gone its ... with you. Nothing worse than all that waiting and finding out you should have brought xxxxx(piece of paperwork)

Description : Social Security Disability?

Last Answer : Call the Social Security Administration at 1–800-772–1213. They are very easy to talk to.

Description : What support was given to the refugees who came to the US before 1930?

Last Answer : My grandparents are dead so I can't ask them, but from what I know about local history (NYC history), the government did not provide anything in the way of social service programs. Social ... work, labor unions. These groups all helped other immigrants find housing and jobs and things like that.

Description : Social Security Survivors Benefits: If I die, I understand my wife can receive 100% of my benefits. The question is: Does she continue to receive her own Social Security benefits?

Last Answer : answer:I'm pretty sure she would claim whichever benefit is the highest. Not sure if you can collect double benefits. If you both remained alive then she would collect her own and you would collect ... been married over 10 years, otherwise she would only be eligible to collect on her own benefit.

Description : If my wife draws disability is she also eligible to recieve her spousal social security benifits?

Last Answer : I suggest you either call the Social Security office or go there in person to inquire. They won’t give it to her if she is not eligible, but if she is, they will advise her as to what forms are necessary to apply.

Description : What exactly is the big deal about raising the retirement age?

Last Answer : answer:This decision was not based on any philosophical principle or European precedent. It was, in fact, primarily pragmatic, and stemmed from two sources. One was a general observation about ... retirement under Social Security. http://www.ssa.gov/history/age65.html *People hate change.

Description : How do you legally hire someone?

Last Answer : Um…ask them first?

Description : Is Bankruptcy an option in my case.

Last Answer : From what I understand, SS checks cannot be touched unless you owe the government. So you may be in the clear.

Description : When you are called into your branch Social Security office for review of an open case and asked to bring in papers is it ok to reschedule?

Last Answer : Should be okay, hope you had a good reason for missing the appointment. It is better if you ask for a reschedule before the meeting.

Description : Can you receive SSI benefits if you travel abroad for extended periods of time?

Last Answer : Supplemantal Security Insurance(SSI) is means based so if you have the funds to travel internationally chances are you make too much for SSI. Social Security Disability Insurance(SSDI), on the other hand, is paid ... , unless I am mistaken, but I don't think I am. Maybe you have the two confused?

Description : How do I obtain a MN state issued ID Card with only a Birth Certificate as form of ID verification?

Last Answer : Not sure if you can, check your local DMV. Here in Maine, in order to get your Driver’s License you have to have your SS card, your birth certificate and another form of picture ID- either an old license, Tribal ID or passport.

Description : How sensitive is one's social security number?

Last Answer : They can take a credit card out in your name, make a loan, and do all sorts of stuff that will ruin your life.

Description : If my social security benefit is $2800 at 65, will my wife also get $1400 if she reaches 65 at the same time? Will our total benefit be $4200/ month, then?

Last Answer : Depends on what you mean by your wife not qualifying for that extra $1,400….either she did or didn’t. If she did then yes you will get that for your total of $4,200/mo or not.

Description : Do You Believe That It was Correct For the Government to CANCEL the COLA (Cost Of Living Increases) for those on Government Penisons , Social Security, VA etc ?

Last Answer : The government did not cancel the cost of living increases. In 2009, there was no increase in prices, and therefore no increase in the cost of living. The annual COLA increases are formulaic, tied ... value) of their SS checks actually went up. This is the first time that has happened in decades.

Description : Social security benefits break-even calculator, chart or graph?

Last Answer : I'm not sure what your question is exactly but there is a finite amount of money in your social security bank and that amount is based on what you paid into social securityduring your working years. ... security at an older age, your monthly checks will be more, but for a shorter period of time.

Description : Would it be patriotic for some Americans who can afford to retire, do so in order to help those without a job?

Last Answer : I don’t think it really matters.

Description : Can my wife collect my social security?

Last Answer : Yes she can, if you are married. Or, if you die before you divorce.