Who can qualify for Social Security Survivor Benefits?
Just like there is a criteria for a person to get social security benefits, there are also some rules about the people who are entitled to social security survivor benefits. They are – • For a deceased person’s spouse to receive survival benefits, he or she should be at least 60 or more than 60 years of age. If the spouse is more than 50 years old and is suffering from some disability, he or she can also apply for social security benefits. • If your spouse has not reached the age of 60 and has a child or children under the age of 16 or disabled, he or she is also eligible to receive the benefits. • Even if a person is divorced at the time of death, the ex-spouse above the age of 60 can claim the social security benefits, but they must have been married for at least 10 years. Even if the divorced spouse has their child under his or her care, he or she would receive the benefits. • Unmarried children of the deceased, under the age of 18 can get the benefits of social security. • If the d
