TN 56 (10-26)

NL 00730.110 “E” Paragraphs and Captions

List of “E” Paragraphs and Captions

A. “ENC” – Enclosures

ENC024 – ENCLOSURE REMARKS

If

Enclose

HIB086 or HIB225 is generated

CMS Refund Envelope (English Only)

LANG = S

Spanish version of the notice followed by the English version

B. “ENT” – Entitlement

ENT004 – MATURING ACTION – LEDGER ACCOUNT FILE (LAF) C TO LAF S FOR LESSDO FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE

We told you earlier that when we started paying you benefits, we would adjust them for medical insurance premiums.

ENT007 – MATURING ACTION – SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAL INSURANCE DEDUCTED FROM BENEFITS

You will get benefits starting (1). We told you earlier that when we started paying your benefits, we would adjust them for medical insurance premiums.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Current Operating Month (COM) in the format Month CCYY

ENT009 – LUMP SUM DEATH PAYMENT (LSDP) PAID TO WIDOW(ER) – NUMBER HOLDER (NH) DIED

You are entitled to a Social Security payment of (1) because of the death of (2) (3).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Lump Sum Amount Paid (LSAP) in the format $$$$$.¢¢

Fill-in (2)

NH-NAME

Fill-in (3)

Null

ENT083 – FOR CERTAIN AWARDS, FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA), ENTITLEMENT CONVERSIONS

You are entitled to monthly (1) benefits beginning (2).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

father's

Choice 2

mother's

Choice 3

child's

Choice 4

retirement

Choice 5

widower's

Choice 6

widow's

Fill-in (2)

Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL)

ENT036 – BENEFICIARY IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) B OR E TERMINATED DUE TO LAST CHILD IN CARE

You may be able to receive payments once more if you again taking care of a child of (1). The child must be under age 16 or disabled and qualify for child's payments. If you start to do this, you should get in touch with us again.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Number Holder’s Name (NH-NAME)

ENT039 – STUDENT TERMINATION PRIOR TO AGE 19

You may be able to receive payments again if you attend an elementary or secondary level school full-time during any month before age 19. If this happens, you should get in touch with us again.

ENT041 – BENEFICIARY IDENTIFICATION CODE (BIC) B2 TO B BASED ON AGE

You were entitled to spouse benefits based on having a child in your care for (1). Beginning (2), you became entitled to spouse benefits based on your age.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL) date in format Month CCYY

Choice 2

Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL) date plus “and” plus the BCLM-DOE-START-REL plus 1 month in the format Month CCYY and Month CCYY

Choice 3

Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL) plus “through” plus the Historical Date of Entitlement Termination (BCLM-DOE-TERM-REL) date minus 1 month in the format Month CCYY through Month CCYY

Fill-in (2)

Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL) for the new Beneficiary Claim Data (BCLM) occurrence for PIC B

ENT047 – STUDENT AWARD OR STUDENT CHILDHOOD DISABILITY BENEFIT (CDB) AWARD

You qualify for child's payments as a student beginning (3).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (3)

Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL) in the Beneficiary Claim Data (BCLM) occurrence with the Historical Current Entitlement Code (BCLM-CEC) = Student (S)

ENT049 – STUDENT AWARD OR STUDENT REINSTATEMENT

Based on the information we have, your entitlement will continue through (1). We will send you another letter when your entitlement ends.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

No Longer in Full-Time Attendance Date (SRD-NLFTA-REL) in the format Month CCYY

Choice 2

End of Full-Time Attendance Date (SRD-EFTA-REL) in the format Month CCYY

Choice 3

Student Entitlement High School Graduation Date (SRD-HSGRAD-REL) in the format Month CCYY

Choice 4

End of Full-Time Attendance Date (SRD-EFTA-REL) in the format Month CCYY

ENT053 – MONTHLY BENEFIT AMOUNT (MBA) EQUAL ZERO DUE TO DISABILITY MAXIMUM (DMAX) - (HISTORY REASON FOR SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION (HRFST) OF TECHNICAL ENTITLEMENT (TECENT)

We cannot pay benefits because all of the money we can pay on this record is already being paid to (1).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Number Holder Name (NH-NAME)

ENT060 – B TO D CONVERSION WHEN NUMBER HOLDER DIES

We have not determined the amount of your monthly (1) benefit payment. When we complete our review of your record, you will receive another notice explaining your entitlement to (2) benefits.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

widower's

Choice 2

widow's

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

widower's

Choice 2

widow's

ENT061 – STUDENT TERMINATION PRIOR TO AGE 19

You also may be able to receive payments again if you become disabled before age 22 and have not married since your last entitlement, unless the marriage is void or annulled. If this happens, you should get in touch with us again.

ENT062 – NO CHANGE IN THE MONTH OF ELECTION (MOEL) DATA BASED ON THE ANNUAL REPORT DATA

We reviewed your record. When you applied, you asked us to start your benefits in (1). We found that (2) is still the month when benefits should start.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Pre-MBR Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL)

Fill-in (2)

Post-MBR Historical Date of Entitlement Start (BCLM-DOE-START-REL)

ENT070 – DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS (DIB) TO RETIREMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS (RIB) AT FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA) WHEN PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION CODE (PIC) A CONFIRMS DATE OF BIRTH

Based on the information given to us, you were born on (1).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Payment Identification Code (PIC) A's date of birth in the format Month DD, CCYY

ENT071 – DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS (DIB) TO RETIREMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS (RIB) AT FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA) FOR PIC A

We are changing the type of benefit you receive from Social Security. Beginning (2), you were entitled to retirement benefits. You are no longer entitled to disability benefits because you have reached full retirement age.

C. “ERN” – Earnings

ERNC03 – CAPTION

Some Earnings May Not Count

ERNC04 – CAPTION

The Earnings Limit

ERNC05 – CAPTION

Based On (1) (2) Earnings

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN) (possessive)

Choice 2

Your

Choice 3

Number Holder (NH) First Name plus NH Last name (possessive)

Choice 4

Null

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

Expected

Choice 2

Null

ERNC06 – REFER TO WORKSHEET HEADER NL 00730.149D

ERNH01 – REFER TO WORKSHEET HEADER NL 00730.149D

ERN009 – PROVIDES THE AMOUNT A BENEFICIARY EXPECTS TO EARN IN THE CURRENT YEAR

Our records also show that you expect to earn (1) this year.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Amount of Reported Earnings (AORE) in the format $$$$$.¢¢

ERN010 – EARNINGS THAT DO NOT AFFECT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

We may not have to count all of the earnings reported for you in (1). Only the wages that you actually in a given year may affect Social Security benefits for that year. Here are some types of earnings that we don't count:

  • •

    bonuses, vacation or sick pay, severance pay, or

  • •

    commissions that you receive in one year, but do not earn in the same year;

  • •

    retirement payments from a pension fund that may have been reported as wages.

Please contact us and let us know if you:

  • •

    received some money in (2) but actually earned the money before (3); or

  • •

    earned a different amount in (4); or

  • •

    had a net loss from self-employment in (5).

If you were self-employed and had a net loss, we can subtract the amount of the loss from your wages for (6). If you are self-employed, we won't count any income you received after you became entitled to Social Security if that income is for work performed before you became entitled to Social Security.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

Year of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY

Choice 2

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “and” plus CCYY

Choice 3

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “through” plus CCYY

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

Year of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY

Choice 2

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY

Choice 3

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY

Fill-in (3)

 

Choice 1

that year

Choice 2

these years

Fill-in (4)

 

Choice 1

Year of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY

Choice 2

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY

Choice 3

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY

Fill-in (5)

 

Choice 1

Year of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY

Choice 2

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY

Choice 3

Years of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY plus “or” plus CCYY

Fill-in (6)

 

Choice 1

that year

Choice 2

these years

ERN016 – REFER TO WORKSHEET HEADER NL 00730.149D

ERN019 – REFER TO WORKSHEET HEADER NL 00730.149D

ERN021 – EARNINGS CHANGE BUT BENEFITS ARE NOT CHANGING

We are writing to you about (1) work and earnings for (2). Our records show that (3) (4) (5).

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

 

Choice 1

Beneficiary’s Given Name (BGN) plus Beneficiary’s Last Name (BLN) (possessive)

Choice 2

your

Fill-in (2)

 

Choice 1

Year of Earnings Report (YOER) in the format CCYY

Choice 2

comma (,)

Choice 3

and

Fill-in (3)

 

Choice 1

he

Choice 2

she

Choice 3

you

Fill-in (4)

 

Choice 1

expects to earn

Choice 2

expect to earn

Choice 3

earned

Fill-in (5)

 

Choice 1

Amount of Reported Earnings (AORE) in the format $$$$$¢¢ plus “in” plus Year of Earnings Report (YOER)

Choice 2

comma (,)

Choice 3

and

ERN022 – FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA) YEAR ANNUAL EARNINGS TEST

In the year you become age (1), we only count your earnings for months before you turn age (5). If you earn less than (3) in the months before you turn age (9), you can get all of your benefits. Our records show you became age (5) in (6). We figured you earned about (7) in the months before full retirement age.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

Fill-in (2)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

Fill-in (3)

Annual exempt amount

Fill-in (4)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

Fill-in (5)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

Fill-in (6)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) attainment date in Month CCYY format

Fill-in (7)

Amount of Reported Earnings (AORE) in the format $$$$$$$.¢¢

ERN025 – CALCULATIONS OF THE BENEFICIARY’S PRE-FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA) EARNINGS IN THE FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA) YEAR

Here is how we figured your earnings for the months before you became age (1). First, we had to find your average earnings for each month. Our records show you earned (2) in (3). So we divided these earnings by 12 (the number of months in a year). Then, we multiplied this number times (4), which is the number of months before you turned age (5). Based on this, we figure you earned about (6) in the months before you turned age (7).

Please let us know right away if:

  • •

    you did not work all months in the year; or

  • •

    your earnings were not evenly spaced throughout the year.

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

Fill-in (2)

Total earnings in the format $$$$$$$.¢¢

Fill-in (3)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) year in the format CCYY

Fill-in (4)

Number of months prior to the Full Retirement Age (FRA) month

Fill-in (5)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

Fill-in (6)

Total earnings in the format $$$$$$$.¢¢

Fill-in (7)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) - using the choices below

Choice 1

65

Choice 2

65 and 2 months

Choice 3

65 and 4 months

Choice 4

65 and 6 months

Choice 5

65 and 8 months

Choice 6

65 and 10 months

Choice 7

66

Choice 8

66 and 2 months

Choice 9

66 and 4 months

Choice 10

66 and 6 months

Choice 11

66 and 8 months

Choice 12

66 and 10 months

Choice 13

67

ERN026 – EFFECT OF THE BENEFICIARY'S PRIOR YEAR EARNINGS ON THE CURRENT FULL RETIREMENT AGE (FRA) YEAR BENEFITS

Based on your earnings of (2) last year, we expected you to earn over the earnings limit of (2) this year. Therefore, we withheld some of your benefits. However, if (3) you earned less than the earnings limit of (4), you are due full benefits for all of this year.

Please contact us if you think you are due Social Security payments for months before (5). You will have to give us an estimate of your earnings for the year. Read below to find out how to estimate earnings:

Fill-in values:

Fill-in (1)

Amount of reported earnings (AORE) for the year prior to the Full Retirement Age (FRA) year in the format $$$$$.¢¢

Fill-in (2)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) year annual exempt amount in the format $$$$$.¢¢

Fill-in (3)

 

Choice 1

"from" plus Start date in Month CCYY format plus "through" plus Full Retirement Age (FRA) month minus 1 month in Month CCYY format

Choice 2

"in" plus Start Date in Month CCYY format

Fill-in (4)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) year annual exempt amount in the format $$$$$.¢¢

Fill-in (5)

Full Retirement Age (FRA) in the format Month CCYY

D. "EXP" - Explanation

EXPC01 - CAPTION

If You Would Like an Explanation of Your Overpayment

EXP001 - HOW TO REQUEST AND EXPLANATION OF THE OVERPAYMENT

If you would like an explanation of the overpayment, call us at the number located at the bottom of this letter.


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NL 00730.110 - “E” Paragraphs and Captions - 10/14/2026
Batch run: 10/14/2026
Rev:10/14/2026