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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Ask any Social Security expert and they will tell you that the one thing recipients need to be aware of is their spousal and ...

Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they ...

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

A new Social Security proposal would increase survivor benefits and raise support for disabled widows and widowers.

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 ...

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 ...

Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they ...