Social Security Act
What was the Social Security Act a part of?
The New Deal
What was one group of people that benefitted from social security?
Elderly, disabled, unemployed, etc.
True or false: Monthly benefit payments were specifically used to "solve" the Great Depression
False, monthly benefit payments started in 1940 and the Great Depression ended in 1939.
Who does survivor's benefits apply to?
Dependents and widows
True or false: Social Security numbers are reassigned after a number holder’s death.
False
What president passed the Social Security Act?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Name one service/benefit of the Social Security Act of 1935
Old-age Benefits, Disability Benefits, Unemployment Compensation, Aid for Dependent Children, Child Welfare Services(CWS), Maternal and Child Health services (MCH) Public Health Services
True or False: The Social Security act has been amended/changed multiple times.
True
What is one requirement to receive retirement benefits?
Aged 62+, paid social security taxes 10+ years
Who were Medicare’s first enrollees? (hint: a President and a first lady)
President Harry S. Truman and his wife
What year was the Social Security Act passed?
1935
In what year was Medicare signed into law?
1965
What is the lowest Social Security number ever given?
001-01-0001
What board did the Social Security Act establish?
For 1 in 3 of its elderly beneficiaries, Social Security provides what percent of their income
90%
What is the topic of the most-visited Social Security web page?
Congress amended the Social Security Act to include survivors benefits in what year?
1939
Retirement benefits, disability benefits, unemployment compensation, dependent child aid, and survivors benefits
What was the original name of the Social Security Act?
The Economic Security Act