A Social Security mistake changed thousands of payments

“Social Security is supposed to step up when a spouse passes..." Kevin Thompson told Newsweek.
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Social Security error shortchanged widows $50 million

Costly miscalculation: An Inspector General report found SSA errors deprived 8,618 widows and widowers of $50 million in survivor benefits. Who was hit: Those most affected were spouses of workers who ...

Social Security screwed up — and it cost widows and widowers over $50 million

Thousands have been short-changed of their Social Security payments as a result of blunders by the Social Security ...

Losing a spouse is hard enough, but US tax laws add salt to the wound

Surviving spouses often face a 'widow's penalty' in taxes, leading to higher bills and lower deductions. Learn how to ...
Forbes

Widow Benefits Law: Social Security Survivor Benefits

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
Marketplace

If a worker dies on the job, many states limit surviving spouse workers’ compensation

In 2014, 57-year-old Candy Garrison was at home in McNairy County, Tennessee, when she got a devastating call. “I was in the kitchen canning and had got a phone call that something had happened to ...
NPR

For military widows and widowers, getting married again can be costly

Military widows and widowers can lose military benefits if they remarry before age 55. NPR's A Martinez talks to Military Times reporter Leo Shane III about attempts to end the remarriage penalty. For ...