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5 social security surprises that catch new widows off guard

Learn how Social Security checks, survivor benefits, taxes, and work rules can change after a spouse dies so you're not ...

The 'Widow's Penalty' That Can Cut Your Social Security Benefit

The widow's penalty can reduce your Social Security income after a spouse dies. Learn how this works, why it happens, and ...
Arizona Daily Star

Social Security and You: Pension offset law a big benefit for widows, widowers

Over the past 17 years that I have been doing this column, I have written about 50 columns dealing with the Social Security offsets that impact some state and local government employees who work at ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Ispat Inland restores widows' pensions

EAST CHICAGO -- Ispat Inland Inc. has reinstated the $62.50 monthly widows pension supplement it stopped paying in August when its obligation to fund the payments expired. The supplement has been paid ...
Kiplinger

For Widows: 3 Life-Changing Financial Resolutions

Widowhood is one of the highest financial risk factors women face, and as such, you might consider making at least one New Year’s resolution for 2022 about improving your finances. This could be the ...
Time

National Affairs: Widow’s Pension

Widow’s Pension Before the Senate last week came bill No. 319 to increase the pension of Irene Rucker Sheridan. Her present pension: $2,500 per year. Proposed the bill: $5,000. The Senate pensions ...