My wife is 67 she has no social security credits. I am 80 years old. If
I should die, how much would my wife receive???

Hi,

Since your wife has already reached full retirement age, she'd be eligible for your full benefit rate as a widow.

Best, Jerry

Hi. I want to know I am drawing my late husband social security but my question is can I draw mine social security and his or just his

Hi,

No, you can't draw more than one full Social Security benefit at the same time. You could basically only qualify for the higher of your own benefit rate or your widow's rate, so if you're already drawing widow's benefits then you'd likely only want to file for Social Security retirement benefits if your own benefit rate is higher than your widow's rate.

I was married for 21 years. My husband passed away in 2001 at the age of 48. I am now 62 years old. Am I entitled to Widow's Benefits?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

My Dad recently passed away. He had claimed his SS benefits at age 70. My mom was told that her spousal benefits would NOT be the exact amount that he was receiving ... instead, she would only receive the smaller amount that he would have gotten if he had claimed earlier at full retirement age (66). Is this correct??

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

My deceased husband drew SS disability When I reach full retirement age will I draw his disability amount that he was drawing at his death age 56. His is much more than off my record.

Hi,

Re: Widow's benefits
As a follow up to a previous question, if someone were to file for Widow's benefits at age 60, and earn too much for benefits to be paid, would the amount of the potential widow's benefits increase due to cost-of-living adjustments while benefits were filed for, but not paid? Are my following assumptions correct?
Filing at age 60 would mean I would potentially be entitled to 71.5% of the deceased's last disability payment.

I'm 65 still working and NOT getting social security , My husband 72 had been on social security on his 65th birthday and he passed away on 08-05-2019. Am I able to receive his monthly benefits?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Trying to help friend with limited English. Not sure if social security provided her correct info.
Her husband passed away at age 58 and never collected
She turned 60 in may 2019 and is working
And intends to keep working to FRA. She earns more than the $17 500 earning threshold.
Social Security has told her she does not need to file for widowers benefits, that she can do so at FRA and will automatically receive 100% of his benefit.
Is it true she does not need to file now?

My husband passed away in 2009 at age 54. We had been married 15 years. I applied for, and received SS disability benefits for him and our 2 children before he passed away. After he passed my 2 children got benefits only. I asked about Payments for me and was told I was not eligible. I inquired a few years later and was told that I was eligible, but that they would only go back 6 months and not the entire time I should have been eligible. I am now 58 and our youngest child just aged out this year. Am I eligible for any of my husbands benefits?

Hi,

Greetings, Larry,
I am making an inquiry for my sister who recently lost her husband.
He was an extremely hard worker and very conscientious about leaving his survivors well off after his passing.
Unfortunately, his wife/widow has now been informed that she makes too much money at her job and cannot
collect survivors benefits. I have never heard of such a travesty! She cannot retire for about another year but, she deserves what her husband worked so hard for to make sure she was well taken care of.