[mountainlion]

No, my Father got $90 when my Mother passed away.

[Sacajaweau]

If your SS is more than your wife’s, she will collect the greater amount....not hers plus yours.

[WOBBLY BOB]

if it’s anything like calling the IRS, the answer depends on who you get when you call.

[hosepipe]

When my Wife of 35 years died we were both not retired..
The feds gave me $255 dollars for the funeral (or whatever)...
THEN they stole all the FICA she and her employers put into the system.. STOLE IT!..
UNless there nothing at all to steal.. *(which IS the point)..

The social Security Trust Fund has been a MYTH for many decades..

[Alice in Wonderland]

I began collecting social security as a surviving spouse at the age of 60. Because I was younger than the normal retirement age, the benefit was reduced by about $500 per month. I have the option of switching and collecting social security based on my own work record, if and when I so choose. Since I worked longer than my late husband and made more money than he did when he died, my primary benefit will be greater than my survivor benefit. But the longer I wait to transfer, the more I will receive. I might not opt to transfer to my primary benefit until I'm 70. I cannot collect both a primary and a survivor benefit ... just one or the other.

[Jeff Chandler]

It won’t be long before homosexual butt buddies will be eligible for spousal benefits.

[newbie 10-21-00]

Does this mean my long gone ex can only max out at 50% of my benefit? The last ten years thinking she would get my benefit rate if she outlived me has really ticked me off.