Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

The standard deduction for a widow over 65 can be higher than that of the average taxpayer. This has the potential to lower ...

Amid what were described as skyrocketing prices in U.S. President Donald Trump’s America, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) ...

The SWIFT Act changes Social Security benefit rules by addressing older benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements.

Today, Senator Gillibrand introduced legislation to expand Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses. She was joined on the legislation by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...