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Houston County
Social Security
Questions and Answers
There is still a great deal
of misunderstanding and
ignorance about domestic
workers and social security.
This is true even though
domestic workers’ earnings
were first covered by social
security in 1951, more than 20
years ago. Domestic or
household workers include
maids, cooks, cleaning
womens, gardeners, and
handymen who do household
work in or about a private
home. Baby-sitters are also
included if they come to the
home to care for the
children. These employees’
earnings must be reported to
social security if they are
paid $50.00 or more in a
calendar quarter. The
employee and employer
have no choice about this.
Oftentimes, when it is
discovered at a later time
that the earnings have not
been reported, the employer
must pay the entire tax plus
interest and penalty.
Q. I was hurt recently in an
accident and I have been told
that I will be off work for
more than a year. I heard
about disability payments
from social security and also
something about a 6-month
waiting period. Should I wait
6 months before applying?
Y.D., Perry
A. No. Although social
security cannot pay
disability benefits until the
7th month after the month in
which a worker became
disabled,you should not wait
6 months to apply. Apply
immediately, so your claim
can be processed. Then, if
you are found eligible for
benefits,your first monthly
check will not be delayed.
Q. My mother, who was 68
years old, died last month.
Since I paid some of her
doctor bills, could I receive
any payment for Medicare
for these bills?
M.0.,E1k0
A. You could receive
partial reimbursement. You
should ask the doctor for a
receipt showing you paid the
bills in full and the date,
place, charge for, and
description of each service.
Call any social security
office for help in completing
a claim for payment.
Q. We hired a college girl
last summer to take care of
our children at our home. We
did not realize at the time
that her wages were covered
by social security so we did
not withhold any money
from her S4O-a-week pay.
Are we responsible for
paying both her share of the
social security contribution
and our own?
N.U., Perry.
A. Yes. You, as an em
ployer, are responsible for
deducting 5.2 percent
from your employee’s pay. If
you fail to do so, you must
pay both her share and your
own share yourself. This
amounts to 10.4 percent of
her wages. The report of
wages paid last summer
(July, August and Sep
tember) was due by October
31, 1971. You may also be
assessed interest and
penalties for your late
report.
Q. When I got married
recently I wrote my new
name on my social security
card. Should I do anything
else?
8.D., Kathleen
A. Yes. You need to fill out
a form to change your name
on your social security
record kept in Baltimore,
Maryland. You can get the
form from any social
security office. After you
send it to us, we will mail you
a new social security card
showing your new name and
the same number you were
originally issued.
Q. My sister’s 17-year-old
daughter died last January
following a car accident She
had a social security number
and had worked part time at
a drive-in for nearly 2 years.
Could her mother get a social
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security death benefit
toward her daughter’s
funeral expenses?
M.R., Perry
A. It is possible. A person
who dies in his teens or early
twenties needs only six
quarters of coverage, about
14 years of work under
social security, for a death
benefit to be payable. Your
sister should call any social
security office for more
information.
Houston Students Can Save
Money By Commuting To Mercer
Houston County High
School graduates can attend
Mercer University in Macon
at approximately half the
regular tuition by taking
advantage of the university’s
Commuter Tuition program.
Under this program, high
school graduates from Bibb,
Houston, Peach, Twiggs,
Jones, Crawford, and
Monroe Counties are eligible
for an $826 reduction in
yearly tuition costs.
Initiated two years ago by
the Mercer Board of
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Trustees, the Commuter
Tuition plan allows area
students to attend the
university for $329.50 a
quarter, or $988.50 a year, in
comparison to the slßls
yearly tuition paid by non
area students. Students
under this plan are eligible
for the reduced rate whether
they live in university
dormitories or not.
Univeristy President
PERRY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1972
Rufus C. Harris recom
i mended the plan “in ap
■ preciation for the long in
i terest and many forms of
i local support which the
» university’s immediate
geographical area has given
i to Mercer.’’
[ There are 280 students
from the seven counties
attending Mercer under this
plan. Os these, 81 students
were from Houston County.
For further information
concerning the Commuter
Tuition program, Houston
County students should
contact the Office of Ad
missions, Connell Student
Center, Mercer University,
Macon, Georgia 31207.
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