Hi I got divorced and for a certain amount of time received off of my ex's ss. After that time it went down. Once I turned 65, they said it would not go back up. Can someone explain? They cant!

Hi,

I have no way of knowing why your benefit rate would have gone down. Normally, a person's benefit rate wouldn't actually go down unless an overpayment is being withheld, or part of their benefits are being withheld because of the Social Security earnings test (https://www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/whileworking.html).

Only Social Security employees would have access to your benefit information, so they should be able to give you an explanation.

Best, Jerry