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No. Your spouse can receive them and you can receive them, but you have no right to theirs.
If your spouse is eligible for a social security number, you need to contact Social Security to complete Form ss-5(Application for a Social Security Card), which is a Social Security Administration form.If your spouse is a nonresident/resident alien who isn't eligible for a social security card, then your spouse needs to fill out IRS Form W-7 (IRS Application for Individual Taxpayer Identification Number). The IRS then will assign an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to your spouse. Your spouse's ITIN then is entered in the line for "Spouse's social security number" on your tax return.
No. Your benefits are calculated individually and do not change when your spouse begins receiving his or her benefits.
Your spouse's income is not a factor.
If the spouse was eligible in the first place you can, regardless if he was unemployed at the time.
A rash choice of spouse can result in a marital disaster.
Because you are receiving benefits as a survivor under your deceased spouse. So your medicare card would have your deceased spouse's social security number with the addition of one or two alphanumeric characters after it, such as DC, where D stands for deceased. Although it is your spouse's social security number, in the case of medicare, it is not a social security number, but rather, an identifying number.
If you are a disabled widow age 50 or older you may be able to receive benefits off your spouse’s (or former spouse’s) Social Security record. If your spouse or former spouse has recently passed away you should notify Social Security as soon as possible. Contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213.
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No. Your spouse can receive them and you can receive them, but you have no right to theirs.
There is only one kind of marriage in Canada and it is open to everyone. If an opposite-sex spouse can get the benefit, then a same-sex spouse can get it too.
Yes, if you are eligible for Social Security benefits, you will still receive your benefits. According to the Social Security Administration, the person incarcerated will not receive monthly Social Security benefits, but benefits to their spouse or children will continue as long as those dependents remain eligible.