Old-age insurance benefits

How to Compute Second-Entitlement Primary Insurance Amounts 12 Months or More after Entitlement to Disability Benefits Ended, § 404.252

Leave a Comment / Amount Calculations / April 4, 2023

If you’ve experienced a period of disability and have received disability insurance benefits, special computation rules apply to your primary insurance amount when you become eligible for old-age insurance benefits or disability insurance benefits after 1978 or if you become re-entitled to disability insurance benefits or die. If the second entitlement occurs more than 12 …

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How to Compute Second-Entitlement Primary Insurance Amounts Less than 12 Months after Entitlement to Disability Benefits Ended, § 404.251

Leave a Comment / Amount Calculations / April 4, 2023

If you’ve experienced a period of disability and have received disability insurance benefits, there are special computation rules that apply to your primary insurance amount when you become eligible for old-age insurance benefits or disability insurance benefits after 1978 or if you become re-entitled to disability insurance benefits or die. If the second entitlement occurs …

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Understanding Special Computation Rules for Individuals with a Period of Disability, § 404.250

Leave a Comment / Special Computation / April 3, 2023

Are you or someone you know disabled or has experienced a period of disability? If so, it is important to understand the special computation rules outlined in § 404.250 of the Social Security Act. These rules apply when calculating your primary insurance amount for old-age insurance benefits or disability insurance benefits, or in cases of death. …

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Understanding How Currently Insured Status is Determined: An Overview of § 404.120

Leave a Comment / Fully Insured Status / April 1, 2023

This blog post explains the Social Security Administration’s guidelines for determining whether someone is currently insured. https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-0120.htm To be currently insured, a person must have earned at least 6 quarters of coverage (QCs) during the 13-quarter period that ends with the quarter in which they die, become entitled to disability insurance benefits, or become entitled …

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Understanding Insured Status and Quarters of Coverage under Social Security § 404.101.

Leave a Comment / Understanding Insured Status and Quarters of Coverage under Social Security / April 3, 2023

Are you wondering if you have insured status under the social security program? / https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/cfr20/404/404-0101.htm Look no further than § 404.101. This section of the Social Security Administration’s regulations explains what it means to have insured status and how you can become fully or currently insured. It also outlines how your insured status is essential …

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