A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the special dependency requirement for entitlement to husband's or widower's benefits, to provide for the payment of benefits to divorced husbands and surviving divorced husbands, to provide for the payment of benefits to widower fathers with minor children, and to provide that benefits based on a man's wages and self-employment income will be computed in the manner prescribed for the computation of benefits based on a woman's wages and self-employment income.

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Eliminates, the special dependency requirement as a prerequisite for men to receive husband's or widower's benefits under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Provides for the payment of benefits to divorced husbands and surviving divorced husbands on the same terms as applied to divorced wives. Provides for the payment of benefits to widower fathers with minor children on the basis of the deceased wife's earning record. Provides for the same treatment of men and women, including those born before 1913, with regard to the number of quarters of coverage needed for insured status and computation of average earnings on which benefits are based.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 May 1974

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