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When and How to File for Social Security Benefits Hundreds of thousands of people will be filing for Social Security benefits in 2022. So today, I’m going to write a column about when and how to file for Social Security benefits. But first, let me clarify the “when to file” part. As I’ve said over and over again in this column, I am not a financial planner. So, I really can’t advise you about the best time to start your Social Security benefits. That’s a decision only you can make, perhaps after consulting a real financial planner. I’m just an old retired Social Security guy. All I can do is explain Social Security rules to you to help you make that decision. (In my book “Social Security -- Simple and Smart,” I have a whole chapter devoted to this topic, so you might want to check it out. You can order the book online at Amazon.com.) So, whether you make that decision on your own or with the help of my book or a financial planner, once you decide the month you want your benefits to start, many of you still want to know how far in advance you should file for those benefits. And that is the “when to file” advice I am offering in this column. Let me begin by pointing something out. Your Social Security eligibility date is always a month, not a day. For example, let’s say you were born January 28, 1956, and you want your benefits to start at your full retirement age. The full retirement age for people born in 1956 is 66 and 4 months. So, you will reach full retirement age on May 28, 2022. But the day you reach FRA isn’t really an issue. It’s the month that is key. In other words, your eligibility date isn’t May 28, 2022. It’s just May 2022. The Social Security Administration recommends that you file three months before your eligibility month. So, if you wanted your benefits to start in May, you could start the ball rolling sometime in February 2022. I used to advise people that there really was no need to rush because most Social Security retirement claims are very simple and the SSA processed them in literally a matter of days. So, in the past, I would have told people whose eligibility date is May that they could even wait until April if they wanted and there would be a very good chance their first check would show up on time. But the pandemic seems to have messed things up at the SSA. I’ve heard from so many readers who report to me about delays in either getting through to the SSA in the first place or in getting their benefits started. So, I guess my motto for the time being is this: better safe than sorry. So, file your Social Security claim three months before your first eligibility month. But don’t let me scare you. Once you contact the SSA, you’ve established what they call a “protective filing date” and your rights to benefits are guaranteed from that month forward. For example, let’s say you wanted your benefits to start in January 2022. But for whatever reason, you didn’t get around to filing your claim until January

25, 2022. Even though your claim might not finish efits, in addition to proving your age and marriage, processing until sometime in February (or possibly you also need a death certificate. In all cases, SSA even March in these COVID-19-troubled times), wants to see original copies of these documents, or copies certified by the record issuer. you will be paid back to January. One document you don’t need is your So That’s the “when to file” message. About three months ahead of time would be ideal. So now cial Security card. I hear from panicky people all the time who tell me they are about to file for Solet’s tackle the “how to file” issue. Probably 90% of us have rather straightfor- cial Security benefits, and they can’t find their SSN ward Social Security claims. That means you are card. I tell them to relax. You do not need the card just filing for your own Social Security benefits. In when you sign up for Social Security. And speaking of Social Security numbers, that case, I strongly recommend you file online at www.socialsecurity.gov. It’s simple and easy. I did many divorced women tell me they are pretty sure so a few years back and it probably took me all of a they might be due benefits on an ex-spouse’s Sohalf-hour to finish the process. Check the website cial Security record. But they don’t have the guy’s Social Security number and they are worried they yourself and see how easy it is. But if you have a scenario that you think won’t get the benefits without the number. In these might be complicated (like trying to get a combina- cases, the SSA will be able to find the ex’s SSN. tion of retirement and spousal benefits), then you They might need some identifying information should probably do that in person. Call the SSA at from you (like his name, date and place of birth, provide them with 800-772-1213 to set up a phone interview. (Accord- etc.), but you should be able Fri.,to12/3/21 that. ing to the SSA’s website, in-office appointments to Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  * * * file Social Security claims are not being offered at Contact your representative immediately withTom changes Tidbits If you have a Social Security question, Mar- or c this time.) genau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social And if you are filing for widow’s Office: benefits,760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 7 that must be done by phone. Claims for widow’s Security -- Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators.com/books. Or look for it on Amazon or benefits cannot be done online. That’s because other book outlets. To find out more about Tom Marthere may be filing options a widow has that are genau and to read past columns and see features from Wright more easily explained by talking to someone in perotherAdvice Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit ...o 1/12 the pg Creators BW 13x rate website at www.creators.com. Syndicate son rather than online. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS.COM Dec. 12, 2021 • Vol. 17 - No. 51 to m What documents do you need to file for Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pri Social Security benefits? It depends on the kind of benefit you are trying to get. Think ofContact it this way: your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corre You usually have to provide some kind of evidence Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-3 to support your eligibility for such benefits. For example, if it’s a retirement claim, you need to prove you are old enough to qualify. To do that, you need a birth certificate. If you are filing for spousal ben• Turning 65? efits, you need to not only prove your age, but you also need to show you are married to the person on • New to the area? whose Social Security record you are applying. So • Leaving your that would be a marriage certificate. If you are a dicompany plan? vorced spouse, you’d also need to provide your diDoug & Linda Wright Local vorce papers. If you want to apply for widow’s ben-

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based on how and when you use your car. To get this, the insurer would provide a small monitoring device that you would place in your car to track things like your acceleration, braking habits, driving speeds, phone use and when you drive. Drivers are rewarded between 10 and 50 percent for safe driving and for not driving late at night.

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How Older Drivers Can Save on Auto Insurance DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Can you provide any tips to help seniors reduce their auto insurance premiums? I just got hit with a 15 percent increase on my car insurance and am looking for ways to save. --Fixed Income Frank Dear Frank: Unfortunately, auto insurance rates went up significantly over the past year as the pandemic eased and more Americans got back on the roads. But there are plenty of ways to cut your premium. To find out what discounts may be available to you, contact your auto insurer and inquire about these options, and any others that may benefit you. Low mileage discount: Most insurers offer discounts to customers who drive limited miles each year, which is usually beneficial to retirees who drive less because they don’t commute to work every day. These discounts usually kick in when your annual milage drops below 7,000 or 7,500, which is significantly less than the typical 12,000 miles most Americans drive a year.

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Multi-Tasking Oak Bench Q: This is an enclosed photo of my antique oak organ bench. It was purchased from an antiques store in the 1970s. Music can be stored in the hinged top and it is upholstered in velvet. It is in excellent condition. I am interested in learning the age and histor y of my bench. A: You have a Victorian Eastlake organ bench that was made around 1880. Most organ benches made in the Eastlake period of design were made of oak and decorated with both incised and applied carving. Your bench would probably be worth $200 to $275.

edition published by Peter Fenelon Collier in New York published a set bound in leather and one in teal hardcover. You might try selling your set on the Internet. Similar sets are selling from $150 to $180. * * * Q: I inherited a porcelain dresser set from my great-aunt and have enclosed the mark that is on the bottom of each piece. The set includes a dish with a lid that has a hole in the center, a covered dish, two perfume bottles and a matching tray. They are all decorated with multi-colored delicate flowers and green leaves against a white background. I remember it always sat on my great-aunt’s antique walnut dresser, and it is in mint condition. Anything you can tell me about the vintage, maker and value of my set will be greatly appreciated. A: Heinrich and Company made your dresser set. They have made porcelain in Selb, Bavaria, Germany since 1896. The dish with a lid that has a hole is a hair receiver. Ladies would place hair from their brushes in hair receivers. Your set would probably be worth $125 to $275.

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* On Dec. 30, 1803, Francis Lewis, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies in New York City at age 90. Lewis’ patriotism came at a high cost: The British army destroyed his Long Island estate and took his wife prisoner in 1776. * On Jan. 1, 1863, farmer Daniel Freeman submits the first claim under the new Homestead Act for a property in Nebraska. By the 1890s, many homesteaders found that farming 160 acres of such dry land was nearly impossible, and at least half the original claims were abandoned. * On Dec. 27, 1944, during World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt gives orders to seize properties belonging to the Montgomery Ward company because it refused to comply with a labor collective bargaining agreement. Roosevelt said strikes in wartime cannot be condoned. * On Dec. 29, 1956, the New York Times leaks news that the United States is preparing a major policy statement on the Middle East. The Eisenhower Doctrine would proclaim that the U.S. would use force in the Middle East to contain Soviet aggression. * On Dec. 31, 1968, the Soviet Union’s TU144 supersonic airliner makes its first flight, months ahead of the Anglo-French Concorde. In 1965, the French had arrested Sergei Pavlov, head of the Paris office of the Soviet airliner Aeroflot, for illegally obtaining classified information about France’s supersonic project. * On Dec. 28, 1973, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “literary investigation” of the police-state system in the Soviet Union, “The Gulag Archipelago, 19181956,” is published in Paris. On Feb. 12, 1974, Solzhenitsyn was arrested, stripped of his citizenship and deported. *. On Jan. 2, 1980, in response to the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter asks the Senate to postpone action on the SALT II nuclear weapons treaty. Carter feared that the Soviet invasion could lead to its gaining control over much of the world’s oil supplies. (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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