Losing a spouse can bring unexpected Social Security changes. Learn 11 eligibility factors and common pitfalls so you can ...

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

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 ...

For millions of widowed Americans trying to stretch Social Security survivor benefits in an era of rising costs, help may ...

A new bill could boost Social Security benefits for widowed and surviving divorced spouses. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the Surviving Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act in Washington, D.C.

The SWIFT Act changes Social Security benefit rules by addressing older benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements.

Married, divorced and widowed workers with pensions from jobs not covered by Social Security have traditionally missed out on spousal benefits, including former-spouse and surviving spousal benefits — ...

Married couples may find that knowing these rules results in a higher benefit than expected.

Social Security provides guaranteed income to workers and spouses throughout retirement. Consequently, benefits tend to become increasingly important over time as other sources of savings, like 401(k) ...

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