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If you need to report a death or apply for benefits, you can call Social Security at 800-772-1213 (TTY 800-325-0778) between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also visit your local ...
If the widow (er) is 60 or older but not yet at full retirement age, they typically receive between 71.5% and 99% of their deceased spouse’s benefit. If the widow (er) is disabled and between ...
Most retirees understand that the surviving spouses of deceased Social Security recipients may be entitled to their own survivor benefits. But many do not know that even divorced spouses of Social...
The maximum spousal benefit is 50% of your spouse’s primary insurance amount. That’s the benefit they’ll qualify for once they’re full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 ...
The survivor benefits program was established as part of the Social Security Act of 1935. Generally, survivors can receive up to 100% of the deceased worker’s benefit amount.
4. Ask Social Security Whose Record Gets You the Best Benefit. Now take that information you gathered about your ex to Social Security so you can figure out whose record will give you the biggest ...
“But make sure you run the numbers because it may benefit you to file for the survivor benefit at age 60, and wait on your own [Social Security benefits] until age 70 or you may be better off ...
For seniors who have been through a divorce, it's important to know the rules regarding Social Security benefits. Although married couples are entitled to spousal benefits, those benefits don't ...