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rockygap Asked February 2016

If husband dies do I get all his ss? Will I still get mine?

my social security is $800 a month, husband's is 1360 a month.  Will I still get mine?  can't find answer on ssa site-thanks

debdaughter Feb 2016
but depending on age?

Labs4me Feb 2016
Straight to the point, you will get the $1360. The higher of the two. No more, no less.

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jeannegibbs Feb 2016
rockygap, you don't get both. Depending on your age, you will get some or all of your husband's (because it is higher). The SS office is very easy to talk to by phone. I suggest that you talk to them about your particular case -- then you'll know for sure.

debdaughter Feb 2016
the widow can continue to get the full amount of her husband's SS? I've always thought not, but maybe it's always been that they were younger, hm...

jeannegibbs Feb 2016
I received my husband's SS amount. At full retirement age I received my own SS amount because it was larger.

BrendaLynn Feb 2016
My father passed away in 2012, and my mother moved in with us. We did a phone interview with social security and it was explained to us that she would receive the bigger of the two payments, which is exactly what happened.

pamstegma Feb 2016
Widows are due between 71 percent (at age 60) and 100 percent (at full retirement age) of what the husband was getting before he died.
But SSA must pay your own retirement benefit first, then supplement it with whatever extra benefits you are due as a widow, to take your Social Security benefit up to the widow’s rate. SSA will also can pay you a $255 one-time death benefit if you were living with your husband when he died.

Sorrynotsorry Feb 2016
My dad just passed away a year ago. My mom gets a " spousal share" . It's about 1/2 of the former amount.

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