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(MRG)

UPDATED: AUGUST 1999

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INCOME UNEARNED

SOCIAL SECURITY (RETIREMENT, SURVIVORS’ AND DISABILITY INSURANCE), RAILROAD RETIREMENT AND VETERANS’ BENEFITS

Description: 1) Retirement, Survivors’ and Disability Insurance (RSDI), commonly referred to as Social Security, is a federally administered program which provides cash benefits to offset the loss of earned income for retired, certified disabled workers and/or the dependents of the retired, disabled or deceased income earner.

2) Railroad Retirement cash benefits are paid to retired or certified disabled railroad workers and/or to the surviving dependents of retired, disabled or deceased railroad workers.

3) Veterans’ benefits are cash benefits paid to retired or disabled veterans and their dependents, or to surviving dependents of veterans.

References: ADM 93 ADM-31

Interpretation: 1) RSDI - Application for these benefits is made at a Social Security Administration district office. Verification of age, medical disability if under age 65, relationship and/or earnings may be required. Recipients may be eligible for Medicare Parts A and B.

When an individual is in RSDI claim status, s/he is identified by a Social Security Number with a benefit identification code suffix which describes his/her status. The following is a list of commonly used suffixes and the status which they describe:

Suffix Code Status A Primary Claimant B(1-9), (A-Y) Husband or wife of Primary Claimant C(1-9), (A-K) Child, includes minor child, disabled child, and student child D(1-9), (A-Z) Widow, widower, or surviving divorced spouse E(1-9), (A-M) Widowed parent or surviving divorced parent F(1-8) Parent, stepparent, adopting parents, second alleged parent J(1-4) Primary Prouty Benefit (Special over age 72)