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If you are age 62, unmarried, and divorced from someone entitled to Social Security retirement or disability benefits, you may be eligible to receive benefits based on his or her record. To be eligible, you must have been married to your ex-spouse for 10 years or more.
Answer a few questions to see if you qualify for benefits right now. How long it'll take: 10 minutes or less. Our benefits are there for you when you: Age and retire. Stop or limit work because of a disability or blindness. Lose a spouse (or a young child loses a parent)
You may qualify if you’re the spouse, divorced spouse, child, or dependent parent of someone who worked and paid Social Security taxes before they died. See if you're eligible for Survivor benefits.
Form SSA-2 | Information You Need to Apply for Spouse's or Divorced Spouse's Benefits. You can apply: Online, if you are within 3 months of age 62 or older, or. By calling our national toll-free service at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visiting your local Social Security office.
Form SSA-10 | Information You Need to Apply for Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Divorced Spouse's Benefits. You can apply for benefits by calling our national toll-free service at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) or visiting your local Social Security office.
The spousal benefit can be as much as half of the worker's "primary insurance amount," depending on the spouse's age at retirement. If the spouse begins receiving benefits before "normal (or full) retirement age," the spouse will receive a reduced benefit.
Divorced spouses can get benefits, too. Are you divorced from a marriage that lasted at least 10 years? You may be able to get benefits on your former spouse’s record. Our rules for divorced spouse’s benefits are slightly different. You can find out more by visiting our Family benefits page.
If you are a spouse, you may start your survivor benefit independently of your retirement benefit. Deemed filing also does not apply if you receive spouse's benefits and are entitled to disability, or if you are receiving spousal benefits because you are caring for the retired worker’s child.
In most typical claims for benefits a: • Surviving spouse, at full retirement age or older, generally gets 100% of the worker’s basic benefit amount. • Surviving spouse, age 60 or older, but under full retirement age, gets between 71% and 99% of the worker’s basic benefit amount. • Surviving spouse, any age, with a child younger than
Certain family members may be eligible to receive monthly benefits, including a/an: Surviving spouse age 60 or older (age 50 or older if they have a disability). Surviving divorced spouse, under certain circumstances.