Enter the month (1-12) and year (4 digits) of initial entitlement, separated by a slash, for this family member. This is the month that the auxiliary or survivor benefits started for this family member. The year of entitlement must be between 1940 and 2080, inclusive.
Note that the date of benefit in the Supplemental Worker Info form must be at or after the latest date of entitlement for a family member. For instance, if a worker becomes entitled to an old-age benefit in January 2003 and the spouse becomes entitled to a spouse benefit in January 2004, you cannot estimate the spouse benefit with a date of benefit prior to January 2004. Here are some acceptable and not acceptable alternatives in this case:
OK: A worker benefit with entitlement as of January 2003, with a benefit date of January 2003, with no family members.
OK: A worker benefit with entitlement as of January 2003, with a benefit date of January 2004, with no family members.
OK: A worker benefit with entitlement as of January 2003, with a benefit date of January 2004, with a spouse entitled in January 2004.
OK: A worker benefit with entitlement as of January 2003, with a benefit date of January 2005, with a spouse entitled in January 2004.
Not OK: A worker benefit with entitlement as of January 2003, with a benefit date of January 2003, with a spouse entitled in January 2004.
To enter a benefit date that is later than the worker's date of entitlement, click the button for Calculate benefit after initial entitlement in the Supplemental Worker Info form, then enter a date of benefit in the Date of benefit box.