questionforlaw
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What is the name of your state? NJ
I am a 65 year old widow. My husband just died, and social security downgraded our total benefits to 66% of what we received as a couple. No outside benefits are being received. I know I have a right to appeal within 60 days. I have questions concerning what happens to my benefits while I am appealing, and I am not sure about how to appeal in the best way.
I was on the social security web site and I noticed a chart. As a 65 year old widow, the chart that says that I am entitled to 100% of my husband's benefit. My given survivor benefit entitles me to only 67% of my husband's benefit (give or take his medicare amount). Why is there a condradiction between what the chart says on the social security web site and what has been decided for me? Here is the link, I should recieve 100% of his benefit according to this chart.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/survivorplan/1940s.html
Quote from the ss website---
" * A widow or widower, at full retirement age or older, receives 100 percent of the worker’s basic benefit amount"
I am a 65 year old widow. My husband just died, and social security downgraded our total benefits to 66% of what we received as a couple. No outside benefits are being received. I know I have a right to appeal within 60 days. I have questions concerning what happens to my benefits while I am appealing, and I am not sure about how to appeal in the best way.
I was on the social security web site and I noticed a chart. As a 65 year old widow, the chart that says that I am entitled to 100% of my husband's benefit. My given survivor benefit entitles me to only 67% of my husband's benefit (give or take his medicare amount). Why is there a condradiction between what the chart says on the social security web site and what has been decided for me? Here is the link, I should recieve 100% of his benefit according to this chart.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/survivorplan/1940s.html
Quote from the ss website---
" * A widow or widower, at full retirement age or older, receives 100 percent of the worker’s basic benefit amount"