When a loved one passes away, navigating Social Security can be difficult. But for one New York widow, delays in getting a ...

Eleven years ago, I divorced after 23 years of marriage. I had been a stay-at-home mother for more than 10 years and was ...

Remarried widow’s Social Security benefits: how the rules changed over the years . Originally, widows and widowers lost their eligibility for survivor benefits if they remarried, regardless of ...

Moreover, Social Security widow and widower benefits are a uniquely reliable source of income in old age: inflation-adjusted and backed by the U.S. government. The bottom line: ...

When a spouse passes away, the surviving partner may be eligible for Social Security benefits, known as widow's payments.

Home; Retirement; Retirement Planning; How One Widow Nearly Missed Out on $213,000 in Social Security. Losing your partner often means losing 30% to 50% of your household income.

Under the Department of Government Efficiency, the Social Security Administration expects to cut about 12% of its workforce — ...

The Social Security Administration will award you whichever amount is larger: the spousal benefits or your own retirement benefits. Divorcees, unlike widows and widowers, can’t claim spousal ...

Millions of aging Americans rely on Social Security checks for financial aid. The SSA, which has been in place for more than ...

Under select conditions, a widow can collect her late husband's Social Security benefits after he dies but how does a widow go about doing this to ensure she can continue to p ...

As regular readers know, I am a fan of Ed Slott and Co.’s monthly newsletter on retirement accounts. The company, which bills ...

There is probably no question I am asked more often than some version of this: "When should I file for Social Security?" And ...