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1956 - Social Security Amendments of 1956, Pub. L. 84–880; 1958 - Social Security Amendments of 1958, Pub. L. 85–840; 1960 - Social Security Amendments of 1960, Pub. L. 86–778; 1961 - Social Security Amendments of 1961, Pub. L. 87–64; 1965 - Social Security Amendments of 1965, Pub. L. 89–97; 1966 - Tax Adjustment Act of 1966, Pub. L ...
The American social security system (1949) comprehensive old overview. Burns, Eveline M. Toward Social Security: An Explanation of the Social Security Act and a Survey of the Larger Issues (1936) online; Davies, Gareth, and Martha Derthick. "Race and social welfare policy: The Social Security Act of 1935." Political Science Quarterly 112.2 ...
John F. Kennedy. In 1961, JFK amended Social Security to allow workers to opt for early retirement at age 62 -- but only men. The amendments also increased the minimum monthly benefit and the ...
Historically, the FRA was age 65. The 1983 Amendments to the Social Security Act gradually increased the FRA and, for individuals born in 1960 or later, the FRA is 67. The early retirement age (age 62) has not changed, but the monthly benefit amount paid at the early retirement age is lower if a person has a higher FRA.
Social Security Act of 1935; Other short titles: Social Security Act: Long title: An Act to provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment laws; to ...
The first Social Security office opened in Austin, Texas, on October 14, 1936. [10] Social Security taxes were first collected in January 1937, along with the first one-time, lump-sum payments. [8] The first person to receive monthly retirement benefits was Ida May Fuller of Brattleboro, Vermont. Her first check, dated January 31, 1940, was in ...
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As people grow older, their incomes decline and their healthcare expenses grow. Before Social Security, indigence was a part of old age for millions of elderly Americans, who depended on their...