I just turned 60 and my husband passed away and he would of been 71 this year. Can I draw widow benefits from social security now. If so what happens when I am at full age to retire. I currently work and can I still draw widow benefits

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Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Dear Larry my husband passed away at age 44 I was 51. We had been married 7 year and 2 months. I have never remarried and my husband made much more money than me. I will turn 60 this coming September. My question is will I be able to draw widows reduced benefits off of my husbands social security.

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

I am a widow collecting my husbands Social Security benefits and am dating a widower who is collecting his own benefits. If we were to marry each other would I lose my husband's benefits?

Hi,

My husband died at age 35, I collected his social security along with my 2 children until they reached the age 16. Someone told me I could collect on his social security at age 60 until I retired at age 67. Is this true ? I have never remarried

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm so confused, I hope you can help me. My husband's birthdate was 07/30/1941. He took his SS retirement benefit at age 62. He died on 10/10/2018 at the age of 77 after a long illness. My birthdate is 11/05/1952. I also began taking SS from my employment at age 62. Apparently, there was a small spousal benefit included in the total amount (originally $717 and $78), which most recently was $828, less my Medicare, resulting in a monthly direct deposit of $694.

My husband and I have been married for 19 years. I have always earned considerably more income than him and my social security rate will be greater than his. I am 64 and currently working. I intend to work until at least 70 and have not ever filed for social security. He is 78 and is extremely ill. He will be going on hospice. He has been receiving a pension and social security for several years. When he passes will I be able to receive his benefits and can I continue to work?

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear about your husband's condition.

My husband he was 66 died last year after collecting 2 SS checks. Because I applied for my benifits at 62 I am only collecting survivor benefits at a lesser amounts instead of Bob's full benefits. So I feel I am being penalized 1000 per month for retiring at 62. Is this normal practice?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

I’ll be 60 in mid January 2019. Social Security told me to come back in November 2018 to start the process of receiving my widows benefit when I turn 60. Two questions. My income for 2018 will be approx. 20,000. Does/or will social security take penalize me for this years wages? Or since I turn 60 in mid January 2019 will I not be penalized for previous years wages? I understand I can’t make more than $17,600 in 2019. My 60th Birthday will be January 18th 2019. Will I start collecting my first check/pymt in February or will it be March.

MY HUSBAND IS A FEDERAL RETIREE RECEIVING PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY. HE STARTED RECEIVING SSI THIS YEAR AT AGE OF 70 AND 1/2. I AM WORKING PART TIME AND I WILL BE 69. I RAISED 9 CHILDREN AND I AM CATCHING UP MY SSI BENEFITS, WHICH, IF I RETIRED AT 69 WOULD ONLY BE 640 A MONTH. IF MY HUSBAND PREDECEASES ME I WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR HIS SSI BENEFIT AND WILL GET A PORTION OF HIS PENSION. AM I ELEGIBLE FOR SPOUSAL BENEFITS UNDER HIS SSI ? IF I AM IF I OUTLIVE HIM COULD I SWITCH OVER TO MY SSI BASED ON MY EARNED INCOME IF HIS SSI IS TERMINATED?

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Re: Delayed Retirement Credit and Surviving Spouses without their own SS

Can Surviving Spouses with no SS benefits of their own, put off taking their deceased husbands SS benefits to gain Delayed Retirement Credits?

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