Andrew Hardwick, a Metropolitan Public Affairs Specialist for the Social Security Administration, will present “Social Security 101,” on Monday, September 30, beginning at 6:00 pm, in the Meeting Room at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library, located at 8100 FM 359 South in Fulshear.
Hardwick will provide an overview of Social Security retirement and the Medicare program. Learn how and when to apply for maximum Social Security benefits; when to file for Medicare; and how to use online tools at the Social Security Administration’s website. Get a better understanding of how early retirement affects benefits. Hardwick will also talk about disability, survivors, and spouse benefits.
Those attending the program are encouraged to go to the Social Security Administration website (www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount) to create an account and print out a Social Security statement prior to the program.
Hardwick has worked for the Social Security Administration for more than 40 years, and has won numerous communication awards during that time. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a master’s degree in psychology.
This presentation is free and open to the public. Anyone over the age of 18 is encouraged to attend. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library (281-633-4675) or the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734).