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There’s a Reason for All the Rules Sometimes readers take me to task for not explaining a particular facet of the law when I write a column about some Social Security topic or another. I usually respond by pointing out that if I tried to cover every “if, and or but” associated with whatever Social Security topic I am trying to explain, my column would fill up half the newspaper or website in which it appears. And I recently came across a good example of this. A reader asked me when benefits to his daughter would end. He is getting retirement benefits and has one minor daughter left at home collecting dependent benefits on his record. I responded by saying this: “Student benefits end when the child reaches age 18 but can continue until 19 if the child is still in high school.” But then out of curiosity, I checked the Social Security Administration rule book about this issue. And that rule book went on for about 10 pages answering the same question I answered in that one sentence! It started out by going over the general policy (essentially my one-sentence answer), but then it went on and on and on to cover all the possible exceptions that could occur. Here is just a brief summary. (In the sections below, “FTA” means full-time attendance.) No. 1: Student graduates and benefits terminate before age 19. James attained age 18 in March and graduated from a secondary level program in May. He has no plans to continue attendance in a secondary level program, so his benefits terminate in June. No. 2: Student graduates before age 19 and continues in FTA in a secondary level course. Her student benefits terminate before age 19. Emily attains age 18 in April and graduates from a secondary school in June. She is on vacation in July and August and plans to continue FTA at a secondary school September through December. Her benefits terminate in January because she is no longer in FTA. No. 3: Student graduates before age 19 and continues in FTA in a secondary level course. Her student benefits terminate at age 19. Emily attains age 18 in April and graduates from a secondary school in June. She continues in FTA in a secondary level course in September, planning to attend through June. She receives benefits based on her FTA in a secondary level program through March. Her benefits terminate in April, the month she attains age 19, because she already graduated from secondary school. No. 4: Student attains age 19 in a month of nonattendance. Tony completes his junior year of high school in May, is on vacation in June and July, attains age 19 in July, and plans to return to secondary school in August. His benefits continue through June but terminate in July because he attains age 19 in a month of nonattendance. No. 5: Student attains age 19 in a month

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of FTA and the school operates on a yearly basis; student benefits terminate the first day of the third month after the age 19 attainment month (payment to age 19 and 2 months). Janice attains age 19 in February. Her school year runs September through June, and her school operates on a yearly basis. Janice receives payments through April, and her benefits terminate in May, the third month after the month in which she attains age 19.

school official certified on the SSA-1372-BK that the school operates on a semester basis and requires re-enrollment each semester. The semester begins in September and ends in December. Jacob receives benefits through December, the end of the semester, and his benefits terminate in January because the semester in which he attains age 19 ends in December and his school operates on a semester basis and requires re-enrollment.

I’m already out of space. And this section of the rule book went on for many more pages givNo. 6: Student attains age 19 in a month of FTA; the school operates on a yearly basis; stu- ing even more examples of when student benefits dent’s benefits terminate the first day of the month should terminate. People often complain that SoADVERTISING PROOF laws are so complex. I put all of this after the month the student completes the school cial Security Tues., 6/25/19 Final Changes DUE: in today’s column just to show you why 5:00 they p.m.. have year in which he or she is enrolled. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Janice attains age 19 in April and attends to be so. There has to be some rule to cover every Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. possible scenario that can occur for every potential high school through May. She is on vacation in Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 June and July and plans to return for her senior Social Security situation. * * * year in August. She receives benefits through May, If you have a Social Security question, Tom Marthe month she completes the school year in which genau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social she is enrolled in the age 19 attainment month, and Security: Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at her benefits terminate in June.

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After the paperwork is received, it takes FEMA about 45 days to make an eligibility decision. -- by Jim Miller

How to Get Underutilized COVID Funeral Assistance Funds DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I recently saw a news segment on TV about a government funeral assistance program available to families who lost loved ones during the pandemic. What can you tell me about this? I lost my 78-year-old mother to COVID in 2021 and want to find out if I’m still eligible for any funeral funds, and if so, what I need to do to get them. --Still Sad

Families who had multiple deaths due to the coronavirus can also apply. One family can receive up to $35,000 across multiple funerals. Reimbursements can be used to cover any portion of funeral expenses including burial plots, caskets, preparation of the body, cremation, urns, clergy, services and headstones as well as costs related to state or local ordinances and producing death certificates. But be aware that pre-paid funerals are not eligible for reimbursements. Any payment made specifically for a funeral prior to death is considered a duplication and is not eligible. If FEMA approves your application, the funds will either be deposited into your bank account or sent by mail via check, usually within a few days of approval.

Dear Sad: I’m very sorry about the loss of your mother. The government program you are asking about is the COVID-19 Funeral AsIf, however, you receive a letter from sistance Program administered by the Federal FEMA saying you’re ineligible, or if the amount Emergency Management Agency (or FEMA). ADVERT ISING PROOF awarded is not enough, you have the right to apThis program is part of the American Rescue Mon., 10/23/17 Final Changes DUE: p.m.. peal within 60 days of FEMA’s decision5:00 letter. Plan, a stimulus package passed in 2021 in an Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours effort to help the country financially manage Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. For more information on the COVID Office: 760-320-0997 amid the pandemic. email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 Funeral Assistance program, visit FEMA.gov/ disaster/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assisThis program, which has no end date, tance. offers up to $9,000 to cover the cost of a funeral Larry’s Plastering * * * • 1/16th Full Color, 6x to: discount rate Send page, your senior questions Savvy Senior, • October 29 -OK December 2017 P.O. Box 5443, Norman, 73070, or3,visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is• aVolume contributor the- NBC 13: to #44 49 Today show

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Q: I have enclosed the mark that is on the bottom of a potter y red orange rooster figure. It was a wedding gift in 1955. I always kept it in a china cupboard, and it is still in perfect condition. The rooster has a green comb and legs and stands about 20 inches tall. I haven’t decided what I want to do with it -- keep it or put it in a tag sale. Knowing if it has any value will help me make up my mind.

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Chair Fit for a King Q: I bought the wooden chair seen in this photo from a ver y elderly lady who told me it had been in her family for a long time. The seat measures 13 by 15 inches and the overall height is 36 inches. I use it with a small lady’s desk. Before I have it restored, I was hoping you could tell if it has any value. A: You have an Edwardian side chair. The Edwardian period of design lasted from 1901 to 1910 and was named for King Edward VII of England. The design lines were a direct contrast to the heavy, ornate, dark furniture of the Victorian era. Earlier styles and Edwardian side chairs were named for King Edward VII of designs were inEngland. corporated into Edwardian furniture but cabinetmakers used a lighter touch. Your side chair would probably be worth $250 to $300. *** Q: I have a collection of eight limited-edition plates. They are part of the Hamilton Collection titled the “Countr y Seasons of Horses.” Each plate features the seasonal beauty of the English countr yside and a horse. The original scenes were painted by John Michael Vass. My plates were issued in both 1989 and 1990. Anything you can tell me about my plates will be appreciated. A: The Hamilton Collection Co. is affiliated with

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