Your wife can draw 50% of your qualifying benefit if she has never worked, or the benefit calculated from her own work record, whichever is higher.
Can you draw social security and teachers retirement and change from your social security to my wife who passed away a short time ago?
You can draw a reduced Social Security benefit starting between age 62 and your full retirement age. Someone born in 1953 has a full retirement age 66. You should become familiar with the Social Security website given in the related link.
Only if you are eligible.
The Social Security Administration recommends filing for benefits three months before your intended retirement date.
You can collect Social Security retirement benefits as early as age 62 in 2014, but they will only be approximately 75% of the amount you can collect at your full retirement age of 66, in 2018.
I was married 18 years. I have never remarried can I draw his retirement
Yes it is possible to draw disability and work part time; however there are certain restrictions you need to be aware of. This site may be able to answer some of your questions, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10095.html
Social Security disability benefits are typically lower than retirement benefits because they are calculated on the basis of fewer years of income. When a disabled worker reaches full retirement age, his or her benefits automatically convert from disability to retirement income at the same rate. There is no windfall payment for disability.
You can't draw unemployment if you are permanently retiring. To qualify for those benefits you have to be ready, able, willing, and actively seeking full time employment, which you don't do in retirement.
If you were born in 1953, you can draw Social Security benefits at full retirement age, which is 66 years and 4 months. You can also start receiving reduced benefits as early as age 62, but they will be permanently reduced.
You can only draw Social Security benefits at age 55 if you are disabled.
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