| Social Security Information |
Social Security information
changes frequently. Please refer to the official government
website for Social Security for updated information.
Social Security Watch – according to the latest report of its Board of Trustees, Social Security trust funds will remain solvent until 2041 (until 2042 for retirement benefits and 2026 for disability benefits.) At that time, Social Security payroll-tax revenues will be sufficient to pay only 75% of the expected benefit obligations. Social Security’s administrative costs are about 0.7% of Social Security’s total expenditures.
Extension codes are explained below
Social Security
- Social Security Offices in Southern Illinois
- Social Security benefits, including the earnings limitation, full retirement age & choosing a retirement date.
- Información en Español.
Other Income & Financial Assistance
If you are having financial difficulties, here are some additional resources to supplement your income:
- Circuit Breaker & Illinois Cares Rx
- Employment & Job Training
- Estate Planning
- Illinois LINK Card (food stamps) – and its eligibility guidelines.
- Government benefits checklist.
- Homestead Exemptions & Tax Payment Deferral
- National Clearinghouse on Long Term Care
- Nursing Home Costs, Who Pays?
- Public Aid - Department of Human Services.
- Public Assistance Programs
- Reverse Mortgages
- Spousal Impoverishment Prevention – when a spouse goes into the nursing home.
- SSI – or Supplemental Security Income – and its eligibility guidelines.
| Extension Codes |
| The following is a brief list of some of the identification codes used by the Social Security Administration as extensions of the Medicare number. For a copy of the complete list of all of these codes, contact the Illinois SHIP program toll free at 1.800.548.9034. | |||
| Code | Identification | Code | Identification |
| A | Primary claimant. | D4 | Widow, remarried after age 60. |
| B | Aged wife (1st claimant). | D5 | Widower, remarried after age 60. |
| B1 | Aged husband (1st claimant). | M | Medicare Part B eligibility, only. |
| B6 | Divorced wife (1st claimant). | M1 | Qualified for Part A, but elects Part B, only. |
| BR | Divorced husband (1st claimant). | TA | Medicare qualified government employee (primary beneficiary). |
| C | Child (a number may follow the C indicating the number of that child). | W | Disabled widow (1st claimant). |
| D | Aged widow. | W1 | Disabled widower (1st claimant). |
| D1 | Aged widower. | ||
| For People Who Receive Railroad Medicare |
| Code | Identification | Code | Identification |
| A | Wage earner | WA | Widow |
| MA | Spouse | CA | Child |