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The surviving spouse gets only 50% of the dead spouses benefit...............

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A widow or widower, at full retirement age or older, generally receives 100 percent of the worker’s basic benefit amount. A widow or widower, age 60 or older, but under full retirement age, receives about 71-99 percent of the worker’s basic benefit amount; or.Apr 22, 2015