Recently one of our readers asked "Is there a percentage as to how much less NOTCH BABIES receive monthly?" Although not many studies exist, according to one study of average earners born from 1917 through 1926, the dis ...
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How Much Less Do Notch Babies Receive?
Recently one of our readers asked "Is there a percentage as to how much less NOTCH BABIES receive monthly?" Although not many studies exist, according to one study of average earners born from 1917 through 1926, the disp ...
Will Widows Of Notch Babies Be Included Under Notch Reform?
"My husband passed away September 5, 2005. What will happen to his lump-sum if they ever decide to pass Notch Reform? What would happen to my lump-sum if I should die now? Would my daughter get it? It seems they are ...
How Long After Passage Will It Take To Award Notch Benefits?
Q: My mother was a Notch baby, born in 1919 and now my disabled brother receives her survivor’s benefits. It is only fair that he receives whatever the government did not award my mother and other workers. If The Notch ...
What Is Notch?
The term "Notch" refers to the disparity in Social Security benefits paid to people born from 1917 through 1926 and those paid to people born before and after them with similar work/earnings records. Many of those born d ...
Notch Bulletin: January 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I’m a World War II vet who served with the U.S. Air Force, having two years service in the Pacific-Asiatic theater. I am now nearly 87 years old, living on a ...
Notch Bulletin: February 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I went to my local Social Security office to talk to them about the inadequacy of my monthly benefit. I told them I was a Notch Baby (1926) and therefore rece ...
Notch Bulletin: March 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: Please tell me how long your organization has been working on the Notch legislation with Congress. We are 84 to 93 years old. How many Notch Babies are still ...
Notch Bulletin: May 2011
I am 92 years old and live on Social Security. I live with my son and his wife so am not hurting too badly. But the rise in health insurance is taking a good-sized chunk of my only source of income. My doctor refused ...
The Social Security Notch: An Economic Analysis By Dr. John Haldi
By John Haldi The Notch refers to the one-time, precipitous and unprecedented drop in Social Security benefits paid to people born in 1917 and the years immediately thereafter. This drop in benefits resulted from the 1 ...
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