Registered Social Security Analyst RSSA | Social Security Newsletter | July 2020
July 2020 Newsletter
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How COVID-19 is Affecting Retirement Decisions
The sudden shift in our work habits, whether losing a job, working from home or worrying about your safety as you continue your essential work, is compounded by dire personal financial circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Depending on individual situations, workers approaching retirement age have come to some surprising realizations…
This month’s featured question: I want to retire next year, but I have only worked for 29 years. How will this impact my benefits?
Martha’s response: The Social Security Administration uses your highest 35 years of earnings, after adjusting for inflation, to calculate your benefit amount. If you do not have 35 years of earnings, zeros will be used for the years with no earnings. This is not uncommon at all. In your case…
The Social Security Administration created the Representative Payee Program to support beneficiaries of Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits. A representative payee manages the payments and benefits on behalf of the beneficiary. The SSA does not recognize Power of Attorneys and therefore it is important that beneficiaries have a designated payee in case it is needed…
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