The most common beneficiaries of Social Security survivor benefits are widows and widowers. A surviving spouse can begin ...

If you start collecting Social Security before full retirement age, you can earn up to $1,950 per month ($23,400 per year) in ...

Both current and former spouses can claim spousal benefits from a worker’s Social Security record. Wife and widow benefits were established in 1939. Their design was based on a family structure ...

It's official: The new cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 is here. The Social Security Administration recently ...

Q: My mother told me she remembers a time when women had to “live in sin” (those are her words) to avoid losing Social ...

The Social Security system allows a spouse to claim a benefit based on the earnings of their spouse after they have passed.

If the surviving spouse has a disability, they may be eligible to receive benefits starting at age 50. If the widow or widower is age 60 to full retirement age, Social Security will reduce their p ...

The projected cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2025 will bring varying increases to Social Security beneficiaries based ...

Do you know what she is talking about? A: Yes, I know exactly what she is talking about. It has to do with the payment of ...

It has to do with the payment of Social Security widow’s benefits. And it makes a good story about how Social Security and ...