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Survivor benefits provide monthly payments to eligible family members of people who worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died. You may qualify if you’re the spouse, divorced spouse, child, or dependent parent of someone who worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died.
- Survivor Benefits: Four Tips Widows Need to Know | SSA
If you are a widow (or your ex-spouse died), you may be...
- Receiving Survivors Benefits Early - SSA
The earliest a widow or widower can start receiving Social...
- Survivor Benefits: Four Tips Widows Need to Know | SSA
27 maj 2022 · If you are a widow (or your ex-spouse died), you may be eligible to receive benefits on your late spouse’s, or ex-spouse’s, Social Security record. How much you receive will depend on your age, the amount of benefits you may receive on your own record, and whether you have dependent children.
12 wrz 2024 · When a Social Security beneficiary dies, his or her spouse may be able to collect survivor benefits. Learn whether you qualify and how to apply.
19 sie 2022 · In most cases the widow or widower of a deceased worker can begin collecting a survivor benefit as early as age 60 (although the monthly payment increases if you wait — see number 4). There are circumstances, however, in which you can start sooner.
Payments start at 71.5% of your spouse’s benefit and increase the longer you wait to apply. For example, you might get: Over 75% at age 61. Over 80% at age 63. Over 90% at age 65. You can get up to 100% when you reach your “Full Retirement Age for Survivor benefits” (between ages 66–67).
The earliest a widow or widower can start receiving Social Security survivors benefits based on age will remain at age 60. Widows or widowers benefits based on age can start any time between age 60 and full retirement age as a survivor.
You might be eligible for Survivor benefits if your spouse, ex-spouse, or parent worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died.
