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Can I Draw My Deceased Husband's Benefits?

I became disabled in 2015 and my husband died in Dec 2013, he would have been 65 in June of this year 2017 Can I draw his benefits, He was qualified to draw?

Hi,

I'm sorry for your loss.

If you are at least age 50 and disabled or at least age 60, then it sounds like you could potentially qualify for widow's benefits. Depending on your own work history you may also have other filing options available to you, so you may want to consider using the maximization software available on this website to determine your best filing strategy.

Best, Jerry

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Nov 11 2017 - 8:02am
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