Workers and spouses become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits at age 62, but widow(er)s are eligible for survivors' benefits at age 60. Survivors' benefits let widow(er)s inherit their ...

We'll walk you through how surviving spouses might navigate different benefit types from the Social Security Administration ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I'm 64. I'm getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow's ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Social Security is underpaying widows and widowers - sometimes by large amounts. In cases where ...

The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state agency’s denial of additional death benefits to the widow of a fire technician who died after entering a room filled with nitrogen gas at the Faircrest Steel ...

Talking to a SSA representative in person is designed to help you make sure you understand your options and make the best choice you can about when to start your widow’s benefits. Frazao Studio Latino ...

Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, so I think I am due widow’s ...