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Thought this might be of interest to some here.
Column: How to get the most from Social Security's survivor benefit | Reuters
From the article:
Column: How to get the most from Social Security's survivor benefit | Reuters
From the article:
When one spouse dies, the survivor (typically, but not always the woman) has the option to take the larger of two benefits: her own or 100 percent of her late spouse’s benefit. The game sounds simple, and for many couples, it is.
But in many cases ... it sometimes makes sense for a widow to take her own benefit for a while, switching to the survivor benefit later. Or it may make sense to start with a survivor benefit and switch later to her own benefit.