Module 8 - Social Security

Q is severely injured in an automobile accident and becomes totally disabled. How many months must Q be disabled before being able to apply for Social Security disability benefits? -3 -4 -5 -6

5

What determines the full amount of Social Security retirement benefits a qualified individual is entitled to receive? -Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) -Total taxes paid into FICA -Number of dependents -State of residence

Primary Insurance Amount (PIA)

One becomes eligible for Social Security disability benefits after having been disabled for -3 months -5 months -6 months -12 months

5 months

What is Old Age and Survivors Health Insurance (OASDHI) also known as? -Medicare -Social Security -Medicaid -FICA

Social Security: was signed into law in 1935 by President Roosevelt as part of the the Social Security Act

Which of the following factors affects the amount of monthly disability benefits payable under Social Security? -The cause of the disability -The amount of the benefits available from other sources -The number of children dependent on the recipient -The state in which the recipient lives

The amount of the benefits available from other source