[1960s SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PROMO FILM EXCERPT]

Year Published: 1960s

Description:

This fragment of a Social Security Administration (SSA) film by Milner-Fenwick talks about the storage of SSA records. The film discusses how SSA efficiently manages records of individuals' earnings from the moment they receive their Social Security card and start working, utilizing modern computer systems like magnetic tape and microfilm. The information in these records is confidential and can only be shared with the individual or an authorized representative. When it's time to claim benefits, local SSA offices assist workers or their dependents by sending claims to payment centers, where trained staff authorize monthly checks. Once benefits are established, individuals rarely need to visit the office again, but help is available through phone calls or home visits if necessary, especially for those unable to visit due to illness or disability. The example of a 122-year-old beneficiary highlights how Social Security provides financial security during retirement, ensuring a more comfortable and stable life in later years.

00:00 - The Social Security Administration (SSA) efficiently keeps records of earnings from the time an individual receives their Social Security card and begins their first job.

0:18 - The SSA uses modern systems such as magnetic tape and microfilm to manage the vast amount of information that was once on paper.

0:34 - Information in Social Security records is confidential and can only be shared with the individual or their authorized representative.

0:46 - When someone is ready to claim Social Security benefits, the local office assists, and the claim is sent to one of seven payment centers in the U.S. for approval.

0:59 - Once benefits are authorized, checks are mailed monthly. Most people won’t need to visit the SSA office again unless they have questions.

1:18 - If someone is unable to visit due to illness or disability, a field representative can be sent to their home to assist.

1:30 - The example of Charlie Smith, an elderly Black man who is collecting Social Security benefits at the age of 122, illustrates how benefits provide security in retirement.

1:48 - Social Security benefits ensure a more secure and comfortable life in retirement.

Complete Record: This fragment of a Social Security Administration (SSA) film by Milner-Fenwick talks about the storage of SSA records. The film discusses how SSA efficiently manages records of individuals' earnings from the moment they receive their Social Security card and start working, utilizing modern computer systems like magnetic tape and microfilm. The information in these records is confidential and can only be shared with the individual or an authorized representative. When it's time to claim benefits, local SSA offices assist workers or their dependents by sending claims to payment centers, where trained staff authorize monthly checks. Once benefits are established, individuals rarely need to visit the office again, but help is available through phone calls or home visits if necessary, especially for those unable to visit due to illness or disability. The example of a 122-year-old beneficiary highlights how Social Security provides financial security during retirement, ensuring a more comfortable and stable life in later years. 00:00 - The Social Security Administration (SSA) efficiently keeps records of earnings from the time an individual receives their Social Security card and begins their first job. 0:18 - The SSA uses modern systems such as magnetic tape and microfilm to manage the vast amount of information that was once on paper. 0:34 - Information in Social Security records is confidential and can only be shared with the individual or their authorized representative. 0:46 - When someone is ready to claim Social Security benefits, the local office assists, and the claim is sent to one of seven payment centers in the U.S. for approval. 0:59 - Once benefits are authorized, checks are mailed monthly. Most people won’t need to visit the SSA office again unless they have questions. 1:18 - If someone is unable to visit due to illness or disability, a field representative can be sent to their home to assist. 1:30 - The example of Charlie Smith, an elderly Black man who is collecting Social Security benefits at the age of 122, illustrates how benefits provide security in retirement. 1:48 - Social Security benefits ensure a more secure and comfortable life in retirement.

Transcription

[Music] for better ways of doing things. From the time your social security card is issued and you begin your first job, an accurate record of your earnings is kept for you. Using the most modern system yet devised for keeping records, the Social Security Administration handles efficiently and effectively the almost overwhelming volume of what once was paperwork. and has now worked for magnetic tape and microfilm. Under the law and the regulations, information in your social security record is confidential. Information from your record can be given only to you or to your authorized representative. When the time comes for you as a worker or your dependent to claim benefits under the Social Security law, the local Social Security office will help you. Then they'll send your claim to one of the seven payment centers in the United States. here. Trained people authorize payment and see to it that your check is mailed each month. Once your checks are started, you may never need to go to a Social Security office again. But if you do have any further questions, the people in your local Social Security office will be glad to help you. If you're unable because of illness or disability to visit your Social Security office, a telephone call or a letter will bring a field representative to your home to help you with any Social Security problem you may have. Not many of us can expect to be collecting our Social Security benefits at the ripe old age of 122, as does Charlie Smith. But when we do reach retirement age, it's good to know that our remaining years of life will be made a good deal easier and more secure by the benefits we have earned under our social security system. [Music]

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