age for widow's benefits
You are leaving AARP.org and going to the website of our trusted provider. The provider&#8217;s terms, conditions and policies apply. Please return to AARP.org to learn more about other benefits. Your email address is now confirmed. Manage your email preferences and tell us which topics interest you so that we can prioritize the information you receive. So Elizabeth can file for a widow’s benefit right away and not trigger a claim for her own retirement benefit. Because it’s likely her retirement benefit will be higher at age 70 than her widow’s benefit, she should plan on taking the widow’s benefit as soon as possible. At age 70, she can switch to her retirement benefit . She is correct that she will be hit with an early filing reduction. I am working part-time, earning $13,000 a year, and want to continue doing so. According to the Social Security calculator, my own retirement benefit would be $1,028 a month if I claim at age 62, $1,364 at age 66 (my full retirement age), or $1,800 at age 70. The attached final report presents the results of our audit. and correctly adjusted benefits to widow(er)s when they attained full retirement age. Steven L. Schaeffer, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, at (410) 965-9700. Adjustments to Widow’s Benefits at Full Retirement Age (A-01-12-11299) A-2. We performed analysis to determine whether the Agency had addressed the 19,813 potentially. underpaid widow cases we sent to SSA as part of our prior reviews. The Right Way to Claim Social Security Widow’s Benefits. Robert A. Di Ieso, Jr. Q. I am 61 and was divorced from my husband two years ago after more than 16 years of marriage. He died a few months ago at 72 and had been receiving Social Security benefits of $1,663 a month. Some beneficiaries are. entitled both to disability benefits and. widow’s benefits. For some. beneficiaries, the widow’s benefits are. adjusted, and the reduction for age is. eliminated when disability benefits end. and retirement benefits are awarded. Here’s what the Social Security website says: If you are the widow or widower of a person who worked long enough under Social Security, you can . . . receive full benefits at full retirement age for survivors or reduced benefits as early as age 60. Adjustments to Widow’s Benefits at Full Retirement Age (A-01-12-11299) 1. OBJECTIVE. Our objective was to determine whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) took. corrective action based on our two prior reports and correctly adjusted benefits to widow(er)s. when they attained full retirement age. and correctly adjusted benefits to widow(er)s when they attained full retirement age. If you wish to discuss the final report, please call me or have your staff contact. Steven L. Schaeffer, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, at (410) 965-9700.
As early as age 60