Quick ReadSigning the paperwork at the Social Security office felt like a relief, yet for thousands of widows, that single ...

Survivor benefits can provide critical financial support after the loss of a spouse, but claiming them the wrong way could ...

She is 57, widowed, and disabled. Her late husband’s earnings record would produce a survivor benefit of roughly $1,800 a ...

Losing a spouse is already an overwhelming emotional experience, but thefinancial consequences can be equally devastating. One of the biggest surprisessurviving spouses face is the "widow's penalty," ...

She is 63, widowed in her late fifties, and remarried at 62. For months she assumed that remarrying meant losing the roughly ...

Claiming your own Social Security at 62 does not reduce your survivor benefit. The two are calculated on separate work records with separate rules. A deceased spouse's early claiming age can cap the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Emily Scherer for The 19th) Kathy Quitno-Bolt was still numb when she started calling Social Security days after her husband’s ...

Q: I think you made an error in a recent column. You said anyone can file for Social Security benefits online. But when I tried to file for widow’s benefits online ...