31.   Within the Social Security system, revenues continue to outpace benefits payments, and will continue to do so for many years, given a decent economy.

32.   Other recipients of federal benefit payments, such as veterans, civil service retirement and railroad retirement, also will receive checks.

33.   Petrov said the bulk of the money is going to bail out the State Pension Fund, which has been behind on benefit payments since the summer.

34.   Chernobyl cleanup workers have also staged protests in Russian regions to demand overdue benefit payments.

35.   In any event, retrenchment benefit payments should only be for a limited period, say not exceeding three months.

36.   It also agreed that health and pension benefit payments could be made on a seasonal, rather than monthly basis.

37.   The Department of Social Security said Thursday it is investigating benefit payments to Abu-Omar, known in Britain as Abu Qatadah.

38.   The increases, which will begin showing up in benefit payments for January, were announced by Social Security based on inflation figures released today by the Labor Department.

39.   The increases will begin showing up in benefit payments for January.

40.   The increases, which will begin showing up in benefit payments for January, were announced by Social Security based on inflation figures released Wednesday by the Labor Department.