Millions of married and divorced Americans are eligible for Social Security spousal benefits — but most never claim them.

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For example, someone who claims at age 61 could get 75% of the deceased's benefit, compared to someone age 65 who could get more than 90%, according to the Social Security Administration. If you had ...

The Social Security Administration offers a one-time payment of $255 to surviving spouses (or children). While the amount is ...

If you are the surviving spouse, child, or parent of a service member who died while on active duty, or from a ...

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Family members who may be eligible to receive a monthly benefit of up to 50% of a disabled worker's benefit include a spouse, divorced spouse ... If you’ve kept your annual Social Security statement ...

Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ...

Alice Stone Nakhimovsky was forced to learn about her finances at a time of profound grief after losing her husband of nearly 50 years, exposing the risks of couples not sharing financial information.