tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post2773597114146752750..comments2024-03-29T08:44:53.158-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Underpayments To Widows And WidowersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-54178976334004408872018-07-21T13:46:10.365-04:002018-07-21T13:46:10.365-04:00Who do you contact? My husband died at 59 I took s...Who do you contact? My husband died at 59 I took survivor widow benefit at 60. No one explained anything to me. I am 69 I recently called ss to see what my personal retirement would be at 70. It seems to be much lower than I had calculated. Could be correct I don't know. How do you have things reviewed I cannot find a contact number regarding this underpayment issue, would like to know if correct PIA Windex calculation was used or if my SS was capped at filing for survivor benefits. Thank youAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17766176293227135469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-44558156907228508222016-04-25T09:34:12.600-04:002016-04-25T09:34:12.600-04:00This is not a complex computation, basic WIB comp....This is not a complex computation, basic WIB comp. However if the staffing is not in place to provide adequate training and quality reviews, no computation is "basic". The problem is that the resources are not there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10419190211290639882016-04-22T07:37:10.301-04:002016-04-22T07:37:10.301-04:00Well, $224 million sounds like a lot of money, but...Well, $224 million sounds like a lot of money, but is it? I'm all for paying people what they deserve, but why can't reports like this give meaningful numbers? From the numbers given in the quote, the average is $8850 per widow(er). But over what time period is this? If this is over 20 years, that's $37/month, but it says the widow(er)s in the sample were currently being paid, so maybe they have been on Social Security an average of 10 years, which would mean they are underpaid by $74/month, which is a much bigger deal. The report also says that 14% of the sample is being underpaid. So why not state that 14% of widow(er)s were underpaid an average of $X/month, which is Y% of their benefits. That's a lot more meaningful than $224 million to 25,309 widow(er)s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-19253644063922437852016-04-22T00:00:35.886-04:002016-04-22T00:00:35.886-04:00It's not that difficult to get that payment co...It's not that difficult to get that payment correct for a CR. If the computer won't give a PIA via MCS, one just needs to request an estimate with the date of birth for the widow in the appropriate field. I am guessing in all of these cases the CR just used the MBR PIA for the deceased individual instead of running the comp to get the WINDEX PIA. I see it happen from newer CRs and ones that never learned comps in my office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-7650292365439510052016-04-21T21:42:58.023-04:002016-04-21T21:42:58.023-04:00Sad but true. Tea party would probably fund an ef...Sad but true. Tea party would probably fund an effort to unseat anyone with the gall to publicly announce support for their needy low-income constituents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-65265769219412469762016-04-21T16:49:04.336-04:002016-04-21T16:49:04.336-04:00Its no longer a good thing to help the poor, aging...Its no longer a good thing to help the poor, aging, disabled, or minority. These are the days of One for One and all for ME! You thought the 80s were greedy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-46947184981831444082016-04-21T15:18:16.137-04:002016-04-21T15:18:16.137-04:00Ironic. You would think politicians would be scram...Ironic. You would think politicians would be scrambling over each other for a chance to be seen as helping poor widows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com