Ss Benefits For Widows 2024. Lose a spouse (or a young child loses a parent) have difficulty paying for. About 3.8 million widows and widowers, including some who were divorced from late beneficiaries, were receiving.
The children of deceased workers may be able to collect survivor benefits of up to 75 percent of what their late parent was getting (or would have been entitled to get) from. If you donโt have enough social security credits to get benefits on your own work record or your own benefit is small, you may be able to receive benefits as a spouse.