can i get widow's pension and social security at the same time, and if so will 1 or the other be cut in $$.

Question

how much do they deduct from widow's pension,when you go over the allotted amount? And what is the allotted amount?

Answer 1

You can receive a widow's pension (as from your spouse's job) and Social Security at the same time. If you are single and your pension is your only other income, you can get $25,000 in pension money before any of your Social Security is taxed.

Unlike wages, non-government pensions do not cause the Social Security payments to decrease. If the pension you get is a government pension, it is possible that your Social Security benefits will be reduced. You'd have to check with the pension issuer.

Answer 2

If you're talking about a widow's social security, then if you start collecting regular social security, you wouldn't get both, you'd get the higher of what is calculated based on your spouse's earnings or your own.

If you're talking about some other pension, like from your spouse's job, then it wouldn't affect your social security, although depending on the amount, it could affect whether any of your social security is taxable.