Hi Larry, I retired in 2011 after working for 30 years. When I retired in 2011, that was an early retirement because I was only 63. So I've been collecting from Social Security since age 63. What I want to know is if I can apply for widow's benefits since my husband worked more or less 28 years. He passed away last December 8 but he was on disability at the time of his death. He was already collecting Social Security at age 63. Thank you.

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I'm sorry for your loss.

Hi Larry, I retired last year at 64 after working 28 years and am collecting a CalPers pension. I paid into Social Security and Medicare during those years as well as many other years in other jobs. I turned 65 this August and two months before I contacted Social Security to enroll in Medicare. I told the representative that I had been widowed at age 33 and had never remarried. My husband had passed away at age 41 in 1988.

My sister's husband was collecting Social Security at age 70. He got cancer and died. She was a stay at home wife. She is 57 years old. Can she collect his Social Security benefits or does she have to wait until she is 60?

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My wife and I are both 66, she is collecting SS, I am waiting until 70. Two part question, if I should not make it to 70 what would become the basis for her spousal benefit? Or if I should pass after beginning to collect is the basis my benefit at time of death?

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Hi Larry. I am turning 67 in Sept and my wife is turning 62 in Sept. My wife never worked. I am retiring at the end of 2020. If my wife starts collecting SSA benefits at 62 what will her benefit increase to when I die? Thank you.

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I am a widow. My husband birthdate is 8/3/55 and he passed away on 9/13/18. I will be 60 in December (2020). I am planning to retire at my full retirement age of 67. I understand I can draw my husbanded retirement at that time instead of mine. He made more than me over the years. Will I be able to draw the amount that he would have been FRA or be able to draw what he would have drawn at the age of 70. (he would have been 70 when I get to FRA).

Thanks in advance.

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I'm sorry for your loss.

My husband was divorced after33 years. Of marriage. We were married 15 years when he passed. His exwife and I both received a percentage of his social security. She has since passed away. Does that affect the amount of social security I receive? Does my amount increase?

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I'm sorry for your loss.

Hi, I’m a 59 year old widow who’s husband filed for social security disability at 62 due to cancer and was approved . He passed away Ali I’ll ever a year after diagnosis. I was told that I can apply at 60 to start collecting his social security ? I know it will only be a certain percentage if so and will it be the disability amount ? I am only working a couple of days a week and my my benefit at retirement age is nothing close to his. Can I still work and collect his benefit?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Im 65. Im married but have not seen or heard from husband in 10 years. How can I find out if I can recieve any Soc. Sec. benefit if deceased?

Hi,

You'll need to contact Social Security. Only Social Security has access to all of the records needed to determine what, if any, Social Security benefits that you may qualify for. Social Security receives death information from funeral homes and state databases, so they generally know whether or not a person is still living.

Hi Larry, I have been on disability since 2005. My husband passed away in 2012. I am 62 and he would have been 66 this year. What should my spousal benefit be? I am only receiving $100 a month.

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