My wife and I are the same age (58). She has mostly been a stay at home mom and has earned very little towards Social Security. I have a government pension that dies with me. I want to maximize her social security benefit. Will she benefit If I wait until 70? Must she wait until 70 to receive the maximum benefit from me? Thanks!

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Hi Larry,
My husband had collected his social security. He passed away recently. Can I avail widowers benefit even I am not at retirement age? (37 years old).
Thank you

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Hi Larry,
My husband passed away 6 years ago. He was a retired Army veteran. After retirement he worked for a security company for a number of years. I am 54 yrs old and will retire at age 56, 2 months and 28 days from the government. Will I be eligible to collect my husband's SS at 60 or will my retirement check disqualify me? I had planned on drawing his retirement at 60 and waiting until 70 to draw my own.
Thanks!

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Hi Larry,

Hi Larry my husband passed I January I waited 3 months for my widows pay but it's only 3 hundred and some change his is higher than my IAM 64he passed at 67 I get for my own disability 682 amonth and they put his 382 dollars to add to my but his disability was 1300 a month why didn't I receive his it's more than mine monthly and no IAM not divorce from him nor remarry Darlene thank you please respond

Hi Darlene,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Aloha
If I die before my wife can she collect my social security benefits, once she turns 62,
Even if she is:
Not a us citizen
Decides to move back to Japan
and surrenders her green card.

Hi,

Actually, your wife could potentially qualify for widow's benefits as early as age 60 in the event of your death. And, since the U.S. has a Social Security totalization agreement with Japan, moving to Japan would not cause your wife to lose her widow's benefits assuming that she's a Japanese citizen.

Best, Jerry

Hello. I have a question about my social security benefit. My husband is currently 89 years old and began to collect a retired worker social security benefit at the age of 62. His date of birth is 6/1/30 and is currently receiving $18,174 a year in social security income. I was a traditional stay at home Mother. I am currently 85 and began to collect a social security spousal benefit at the age of 62. My date of birth is 4/26/1934. I am currently receiving $8,850 a year in social security.

I have been on disability for 5 years. My husband passed away several years years ago. I will be 66. Can I collect on any survivor benefits

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

If a person applies for more than one type of Social Security benefit (e.g. disability & widows), they can only be paid the higher of the two benefit rates. Therefore, you could only qualify for widow's benefits in addition to your own Social Security benefits if your widow's rate would be higher than the benefit rate you're being paid on your own record.

SURVIVOR BENEFIT REDUCTION. I am 71 and my wife is 58. I delayed drawing my SS until 70 to increase my benefit to the maximum. Should I die before my wife reaches FRA, and she applies for Survivor benefit, will the benefit be reduced depending on her age? Alternatively, should I survive until my wife reaches 62, files and receives a reduced benefit, does that also lock her in to a reduced survivor benefit when I die?

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