Democrats in Congress are racing to expand Social Security protections for widows and surviving divorced spouses at the very ...

Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

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 ...

I am going to share an email exchange I had with a reader that went on for the past couple of months. This woman’s Social Security saga could be a lesson for other readers. It started a few months ago ...

I’m trying to decide whether to take Social Security early. My full retirement age (FRA) is 67. I know that my benefit is substantially and permanently reduced if I start collecting it at 62. My ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

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 ...

Social Security is underpaying widows and widowers — sometimes by large amounts. In cases where widows are eligible to claim their own retirement benefits or those of a deceased spouse, the agency ...

I am 72 and delayed getting Social Security benefits until I was 70 to increase the benefits. I have remarried, and my new wife is 53. If she starts receiving reduced spousal benefits before reaching ...

The payment of the one-time death payment is limited to a “spouse who was living with the deceased at the time of death.” Jupiterimages / Getty Images Q: My husband of 49 years died a few months ago.

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 ...