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law. The amount or length of work required depends on when you reach retirement age (65 for men, 62 for women). A worker who readied' this age in June 1954 or earlier needs about 1 % years of work; one who reaches retirement age in the first half of 1960 needs about 4% years of work; and one who reaches retirement age in the first half of 1961 needs about 5 years. A worker who reaches retirement age in 1971 or later will need 10 years.
Question: What does “retired” mean?
Answer: You do not need to stop working entirely to be considered “retired” under the social security law. You can earn up to $1200 a year and still get all your social security payments for that year. You can earn up to $2080 and still get some benefit payments. Even if you earn over $2080 you can still get payments for months you neither work for wages of more than $100 a month nor are active in self-employment. Any income you may have from insurance, other retirements, or investments. is not counted as earnings for social security purposes. And beginning with the month you reached 72. you may receive payments regardless of how much you earn.
Question: What must I do to get benefit payments?
Answer: Before your payments can start you must get in touch with your social security office and file an application. You may either visit the Alexandria District Office cr meet the representative when he comes to the Courthouse the fourth Wednesday of every month. You should also bring certain proofs—an old document showing your date of birth and, if your wife and children are eligible for payments, you should bring the children’s birth certificates. If you do not have these proofs, or have trouble getting them, the social
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