Every couple of years, I like to cover a topic that confuses almost everyone. And that confusion comes at a time when they ...

Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

When a loved one passes away, navigating Social Security can be difficult. But for one New York widow, delays in getting a death certificate led to more than just paperwork problems — it caused her ...

Q: I understand paying benefits to widows. But I don’t understand paying benefits to divorcees. A woman who is divorced is not a widow. She is an ex-wife. So why does she have a claim to her ...

The widow, whose story was shared on Reddit's r/SocialSecurity forum, was legally married decades ago to a man she hadn't seen or spoken to in over 30 years. Although they had gone their separate ways ...

Last year, the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General completed an audit and issued a report critical of how the agency handled claims from widows. It said that SSA clerks ...