Benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements for Social Security would change under the Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment, or SWIFT, Act, announced Wednesday by Sen. Kirsten ...

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to increase Social Security benefits for widowed Americans as well as people who are divorced yet still entitled to benefits from their deceased ...

Many widows and widowers may miss important Social Security rules that impact their income. Discover key mistakes to avoid ...

A new Social Security proposal would increase survivor benefits and raise support for disabled widows and widowers.

Survivor benefits are currently paid to around 5.8 million Americans nationwide, with nearly 4 million of those being ...

Every single day, I get emails from women wondering if they are missing out on some kind of Social Security benefits. These are almost always women in their late 60s or even in their 70s and 80s. They ...

I am going to share an email exchange I had with a reader that went on for the past couple of months. This woman’s Social Security saga could be a lesson for other readers. It started a few months ago ...

The SWIFT Act changes Social Security benefit rules by addressing older benefit caps, legal restrictions and claiming requirements.

Talking to a SSA representative in person is designed to help you make sure you understand your options and make the best choice you can about when to start your widow’s benefits. Frazao Studio Latino ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A local family was able to get a veteran's widow, who has dementia, nearly $20,000 in spousal benefits from the Veterans Administration with help from the ABC7 I-Team. Many veterans ...

WASHINGTON — Military widows converged on Capitol Hill Wednesday to push for changes in how survivors benefits are distributed, charging that the current system cheats families out of money owed ...