https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/7b686541-6d2d-4bca-973f-5e3ff8440106 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com 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. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31puHgW5nsI Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:17:54 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/7b686541-6d2d-4bca-973f-5e3ff8440106 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.