Glossary

General glossary of terms

Child's Benefits
Social Security benefits a child of the worker receives that are based on the worker's covered earnings record.
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Covered Earnings
Earnings from jobs that deduct Social Security taxes from your paycheck. These appear on your Social Security statement or Earnings Records in the column ti...
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Disability Benefits
Social Security disability benefits you receive that are based on your own covered earnings record. These are often referred to as Social Security Disabilit...
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Earnings Deduction
Deductions applied due to the earnings test. Deductions are applied to all benefits claimed on the record of the person subject to the earnings test.
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Earnings Test
A maximum amount that can be earned before full retirement age (FRA). Earnings above the exempt amount result in earnings deductions.
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Last Year of Earnings
The last year of expected or actual earned income from wages, salary, or self employment. Do not consider investment, retirement, or other unearned income.
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Lifetime Present Value
The weighted value of a stream of money over a lifetime. When evaluating the value of money that will be received (or spent) over the course of several year...
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Nominal Dollars
When a future value is provided in Nominal Dollars it means the amount is the actual face value of the money in the future year.
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Non-Covered Earnings
Earnings from jobs that do NOT deduct Social Security taxes from your paycheck.
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Non-Covered Pensions
Pensions from work where Social Security taxes were NOT deducted from your paycheck. Only certain government and foreign pensions are non-covered pensions.
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