preview

Social Security Benefits

Decent Essays

I just wanted to include a few interesting facts to go along with your response regarding retirement age that I found interesting. Social Security benefits go beyond the retired worker. It offers disability compensation for a person who is unable to work due to a disability and covers any dependents. If you receive Social Security disability, you are then eligible for Medicare as well. Being married also brings spousal benefits. Once your spouse has applied for his or her own benefits, then you can apply for spousal benefits. This is worth up to fifty percent of your spouse's benefits. For example, if your benefit is worth $500 and your spouse's is worth $2,000 then you can switch to spousal benefits that would be worth $1,000.

Get Access