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

The SSA typically requires a death certificate to update a person's marital status and determine eligibility for benefits. In ...

Or you could wait until age 70 and get a bonus of about 28% added to your monthly benefits. (The bonus is two-thirds of 1%for ...

So, for example, if you waited until age 70 to start your Social Security, meaning you would be getting about 130% of your FRA benefit, your wife will also get that 130% rate in the form of widow ...

Q: I am 90 years old and getting widow’s benefits from my first husband who died a long time ago. I also have my own Social Security, but I’m not getting it because my widow’s benefits pay more.

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

If you can keep working while looking after your health, do it. You get 100% of your Social Security benefit at full retirement age, which is 67 for anyone born in 1960 or after, and you receive a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

Social Security has been under scrutiny now that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is digging into its finances.