Hi my husband passed away October 2020 he was on ssdi. I am also on ssdi with a much lower benefit than his and I applied for ssdi widow benefits end of October. It is now March 29 and I am still waiting for an answer. I am 58 years old my husband was 60 when he died. How long does this usually take? Ssdi told me their waiting on my doctor reports. Thanks

My late spouses passed away unexpectedly 08/07/2018??I am disabled and was approved for disability, however from 1 month after his passing when I filed for Disability any other programs I was eligible for. My SS checks came one month following me reporting his death. I was 60 when he passed. I am receiving his “REDUCED RETIREMENT INSURANCE rather than husbands REDUCED SS DISABILITY. I NEVER RECEIVED AN AWSRD LETTER Z(was told my claim was approved by the local field office.

60 year old disabled widow. Deceased spouse was fully insured. SSA has approved my disability. (Claim has been going on for 2.5 years). They sent me my late spouses reduced (28.5 from my late spouses retirement monthly benefit - immediately following his death. I assumed I was waiting to hear about disability. 1.5 years later, I found my claim in my local office where the supervisor told me I was approved for disability but processing doesn’t know how to code it ???

My mother has been getting disability since 1991 and her late husband passed away that she had been married to for 11 years and he was receiving social security and she filed for disable widows pension and was denied because the examiner said she didn’t coaparate well and she had to appeal it just want to know why and that’s not fare at all

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I am 52 and receive disability income. I recently married my husband in June 2020 who has cancer and died who is 72 died in September 2020. Can I receive any benefits from him

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I'm sorry for your loss.

Hi. I understand a spouse/ex spouse can be eligible for survivor benefits at 50 if they are disabled, and have not worked. Is there a way to expedite the disability application (get approved for disability), or will the determination decision take the 9-12 months like most applications do? Do they consider that there is no income in the household at the time? Thanks so much.

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Hello,
I am currently 47 and on SSDI. I received survivor benefits For my daughter until 2014 (She turned 18) due to my husbands passing in 1996. Would I be eligible to receive widowers benefits under his record at age 50? Would it be better to wait?
Thank you!

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Hello. My husband of 20yrs passed away June 4,2016 he was on social security . Ok I'm on full disability since 2012 When he passed away I never received the $251 from his death nor do I draw off of him each month. The ppl at social security office told me I had to wait til I was 50 or 55 and I'm only 46... Please help m whay do I need to do.

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

My wife dies at 47! Am 50 and getting disabled! Why can't I claim her social security or get it because I get more? But the woman can get it if in my shoes?

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I'm sorry for your loss.

I been on disability for quite awhile age 58 now. My husband passed at age 66. He was just getting retirement. I get widow benefits with my disability. Why can't I qualify for his spousal? He was getting 3000 a mtg now I dont get it

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I'm sorry for your loss.