Is There Some Reason That My Spousal Benefits Started Three Months After My Wife Took Her Benefits?
Hello,
My wife took her retirement benefit in July, 2022, which made me eligible for a spousal child-in-care benefit at the same time (I thought). After a very long application saga, which formally began in October, 2022, I finally received my benefit letter which makes it look like my benefit is retroactive to October of 2022, not July (although it's not 100% clear). Is there some reason for the 3-month delay, or did they just get it wrong? During my application process I thought I had confirmed several times that this would be retroactive to July.