Title Social security benefits for spouses and survivors : elements, considerations and adjustments / Juliana Lawrence, editor

Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource Series Health care issues, costs and access Health care issues, costs, and access. Contents SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND SURVIVORS: ELEMENTS, CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADJUSTMENTS; SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND SURVIVORS: ELEMENTS, CONSIDERATIONS, AND ADJUSTMENTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SOCIAL SECURITY: REVISITING BENEFITS FOR SPOUSES AND SURVIVORS ; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; ORIGINS OF SOCIAL SECURITY AUXILIARY BENEFITS; AUXILIARY BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY AND DETERMINATION; LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN; ADEQUACY AND EQUITY ISSUES; PROPOSALS FOR RESTRUCTURING SOCIAL SECURITY AUXILIARY BENEFITS; CONCLUSION APPENDIX A. MAJOR CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY AUXILIARY BENEFITSAPPENDIX B. COMPUTATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIRED-WORKER BENEFIT; APPENDIX C. SUMMARY OF SOCIAL SECURITY SPOUSAL AND WIDOW(ER)'S BENEFITS UNDER CURRENT LAW; Chapter 2: SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT EARNINGS TEST: HOW EARNINGS AFFECT BENEFITS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; CURRENT LAW; BENEFITS WITHHELD UNDER THE RET ARE RESTORED STARTING AT FRA; WORKER BENEFICIARIES WITH EARNINGS IN 2006; APPLICATION OF THE RETIREMENT EARNINGS TEST; POLICY ISSUES FINANCIAL EFFECT OF REPEALING THE RET ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDAPPENDIX A. COMPUTATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIRED-WORKER BENEFIT; APPENDIX B. SOCIAL SECURITY AUXILIARY BENEFITS (BENEFITS FOR THE WORKER'S FAMILY MEMBERS); APPENDIX C. ANNUAL EXEMPT AMOUNTS UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT EARNINGS TEST, CALENDAR YEARS 2000-2012; Chapter 3: SOCIAL SECURITY: THE WINDFALL ELIMINATION PROVISION (WEP); SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; WHO IS AFFECTED BY THE WEP?; LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND RATIONALE; Chapter 4: SOCIAL SECURITY: THE GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET (GPO); SUMMARY; BACKGROUND Rationale and legislative historywho is affected by the gpo?; issues; the gpo "last-day" rule; index Summary Social Security auxiliary benefits were established in 1939 when Congress extended benefits to the dependents and survivors of workers covered by Social Security. Since 1939, Social Security auxiliary benefits have been modified by Congress numerous times to change eligibility requirements for spouses, widows, children, and others and to expand eligibility for auxiliary benefits to new groups of beneficiaries, such as divorcé(e)s, husbands, and widowers. This book describes the current-law structure of auxiliary benefits for spouses, divorced spouses, and surviving spouses. It also discusses s Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed September 17, 2014) Subject Social security -- United States. Survivors' benefits -- United States Family policy -- United States POLTICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management. Family policy Social security Survivors' benefits United States Form Electronic book Author Lawrence, Juliana, editor ISBN 9781633218468 1633218465

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