what does a senior widowed woman have to have in order to receive benefits from social security?

Answer 1

Your certified birth certificate, certified marriage certificate, certified death certificate of your husband, certified identification (drivers license, state id, etc.), then go on line to file for benefits. (this will cut out the wait at the SS office). Read all the info provided on-line, do your filing there, record the ID number of the filing, print out and take with you at the same time.. It will take about 6 weeks - 8 weeks for the benefits to start coming into your bank account (take a check book with you for the account number..direct deposit is far safer than mail box delivery). Your benefits will be based on your work history and your husbands, whichever/whoever paid more into the SS account. IT is very easy to wade through this on-line. Good luck. Have ALL the certified documentation I have listed above BEFORE you go to the SS office...you will need it all, and don't forget to have your deceased husband's SS number with you.

Answer 2

You have to go to your local Social Security Office.
In order for you to receive benefits from Social Security, you would have to had worked so many "quarters" in your lifetime in order to qualify. If you have done so, just bring a copy of your birth certificate and forms of identification with you.

If you are applying for benefits under your deceased husband's Social Security, you will need all of the above and a copy of your marriage license and a copy of his death certificate.

I am 60 years old and for the past 10 years, I have been receiving statements from Social Security on a regular basis showing each year I have worked and the amounts I have earned and the amounts contributed to Social Security going back to when I first had a job at age 16. This statement also gives the amount I will receive monthly when I cease working and the age I decide to collect my Social Security.

My husband also receives these statements and they also give the amount of benefits I would receive in the event of his death. If his is higher, I can collect his.

Answer 3

You visit the Social Security administration ask what are the requirements needed to receive benefits from social security and file the necessary docs.

Answer 4

My mom is a Senior widow and all she had to do was contact the SS administrator's office and she started receiving my Dad's SS benefits immediately.
She did everything by telephone-there was no meeting to attend!
It was really as simple as what I've stated!

Answer 5

First contact your Social Security office and they will tell you what papers to take with you. You will need your marriage license, proof of his death, and your birth certificate and social security card. You must be 60 in order to get widow's benefits.

Answer 6

Wouldn't she just need to visit her local Social Security office and produce a copy of her Birth Certificate and they'll give her the appropriate forms to fill in. All she'd need would be that proof of her year of birth. If her income is reliant on the Government's assistance, she should have no problem.

Answer 7

Apply to the Social Security Administration. They won't come looking for you.

Answer 8

You must be at least age 62

You must have amassed enough quarters working and putting money into the social security fund

You must apply - you can do that any local SSA office OR you can apply online.

Answer 9

Call you local Social Security Admin. office. They will tell you what to bring to an appointment. She can either collect benenfits on her own earnings or if her husband's earning were higher she can collect his, but not both.

Answer 10

Call or visit Social Security and bring your proof of everything with you.