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

Losing a spouse is an emotional and challenging experience, and it often brings financial concerns to the forefront. Social Security benefits can provide critical support to widows, helping them ...

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 ...

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 ...

Survivor benefits for spouses are between 71.5% and 100% of the deceased spouse's benefits. If your marriage lasted 10 years, you may be eligible for an ex-spouse's survivor benefit. Surviving spouses ...

Dear Rusty: I’m 63 and still employed. My husband passed away seven years ago at the age of 58. Am I able to collect my husband’s Social Security while I’m still working? Dear Working Widow: ...

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 ...

The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a state agency’s denial of additional death benefits to the widow of a fire technician who died after entering a room filled with nitrogen gas at the Faircrest Steel ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico court has ruled that the widow of an off-duty tribal police officer who died more than a decade ago while rescuing a boy is entitled to workers’ compensation ...