Social Security Handbook 2010: Overview of Social Security Programs [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: May 16, 2010 | Series: Social Security Handbook

The Social Security Handbook: Overview of Social Security Programs, 2010 provides information about Social Security programs and services, and identifies rights and obligations under the Social Security laws. The Handbook also contains information about related programs administered by agencies other than the Social Security Administration.

The completely updated Handbook, organized by section number, is a readable, easy-to-understand reference for understanding complex Social Security programs and services. It contains information on:

• How Social Security programs are administered
• Who is and isn't covered under retirement, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance programs
• Who is responsible for submitting the necessary evidence to support a claim
• How claims are processed by the Social Security office
• What Social Security benefits are owed to you
• How to obtain information about your rights under Social Security policy
• And much more!

The Handbook is designed to help users understand the gray areas of the Social Security Act, and to provide critical information about rights and obligations under Social Security laws. The Handbook outlines how to: protect your benefits and avoid benefit loss; monitor government agencies and get information about policy changes that will affect your benefits; make the most of your hospital and Medicare coverage; find what amount of benefits are subject to federal income taxes; check your Social Security earnings and benefits; and get up-to-date news about future Social Security programs and services.

Product Details

• Paperback: 706 pages
• Publisher: Bernan Press (May 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598884255
• ISBN-13: 978-1598884258
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,241,552 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Social Security Handbook 2010: Overview of Social Security Programs (Paperback)

"Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, 'My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?'" -- Ruth 3:1 (NKJV)

For many years, the Social Security Administration has sent me a summary of my retirement benefits, assuming that I keep earning what I do now and that the laws don't change (but, alas, they do change). If I start taking benefits at different ages, the monthly payments change.

A few years ago, I also began using the Social Security Web site to check out various questions I had. Sometimes I could find the answer. Often, I could not.

Having eventually realized that payments vary because of the number of years payments will be received, I figured out that the present value of what I receive (as well as the likelihood of receiving it) would be higher if I started collecting sooner.

So why not put in for my payment now? I decided to do some research and in the process discovered that there's a high likelihood for people who are healthy in their sixties that they will outlive the actuarial estimates of their life spans. Thus, a lot more can be collected by waiting. I'm glad I did.

This wonderful book allowed me to dig into this and other complex questions I had about Social Security. Within an hour I knew everything I had been looking for and couldn't find elsewhere. Hurray!

Although the book is not cheap, it may help you make a lot of extra money. It sure did for me. Thank you!