Social Security Handbook : Your Basic Guide to the Social Security Programs

Includes: overview of the Social Security (SS) system; becoming insured; cash retire. & auxiliary benefits; special age 72 pay.; survivors benefits; cash disabil. benefits & related disabil. protection; factors in evaluating disabil.; figuring the cash benefit rate; who are employees?; special coverage provisions; state & local employ.; are you self-employed?; net earnings from self-employ.; wages; earnings records & tax reports; filing a claim; representative payees; evidence required to establish right to benefits; reduction or nonpay. of SS benefits; underpay. & overpay.; determinations & the admin. review process; supplemental security Income; black lung benefits; other benefit programs; & health insurance protection (Medicare).Leonard, Barry is the author of 'Social Security Handbook : Your Basic Guide to the Social Security Programs', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756733643 and ISBN 0756733642.