I retired at 62 in 2015 and I filed for social security benefit. Within a week from my application I received a lucrative offer for a consulting position, and I decided to suspend my SS immediately. I never received any benefits.

Seeing that HR 6489 of the 114th Congress died, What are your thoughts on the 115th Congress's HR 1218, HR 1205, and HR 1631?

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I am a widow and will turn 62 this year. My husband passed away at age 58. I would like to take my own social security benefit this year at 62, it amounts to $7428 per year and then at my FRA of 66 take my widow's benefit which would be $31,980 per year. I do receive a pension from my husband's company so taking my small benefit early wouldn't be a hardship. What I have read is that I need to "restrict the scope of application" to do this but it is unclear where I would do this.

My sister is doing some financial planning, and needs to know her divorced spousal benefit dollar amount---will SSA provide her that information? She has had no contact with ex-spouse for 10 or more years, and he has legally changed his name during that period. Are there specific POMS which spell out that SSA must provide her the benefit information---it seems SSA doesn't always seem to know their own responsibilities.

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Does SSI, SSDI, or medicare help pay for my adult disabled daughter, living in a group home in New York, to fly Florida with an Aide, to visit me in Florida for a week?

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There are certain SSA benefits available such as divorced spousal benefits if an ex-spouse is deceased. Is there any way to find out for certain if an ex-spouse IS deceased? I doubt if the SSA would tell the other ex-spouse; and many ex-spouses have no further contact with each other, for obvious reasons.

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My wife of 56 yrs died on Jan 13 of this year, she received about 500 mo. from SS. I received a form from SS to file for the $255.00 death allowance, I filled it out and returned it. On march 1 $25,178.00 was put in my checking account by social security and at the same time my son who lives 350 miles from me, and is on SS disability had $4,722.00 put in his checking account, also by Social Security. We don't know what happened to bring this on, we are totally confused.

I will be 62 years old in September, 2018. I have two IRA which I will be withdrawing money from, will they cause my Social Security to be reduced or taxes paid because of these withdrawals? My income from those accounts would be approx $60K annually.

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if a person who is on rrr wins some money how does that affect your mounthly earning

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Hi Larry,