Losing a spouse is an emotional and challenging experience, and it often brings financial concerns to the forefront. Social Security benefits can provide critical support to widows, helping them ...

The “deemed filing rule,” which says that when you are filing for one Social Security benefit, you are automatically filing for any and all other benefits you are due, doesn't apply to widows and ...

Widows and widowers are entitled to Social Security benefits based on their deceased spouses’ earning record as long as they meet certain criteria. Among these requirements involve their decision to ...

The widow's penalty can reduce your Social Security income after a spouse dies. Learn how this works, why it happens, and ...

The Widows Empowerment Program recently recorded a significant milestone during an engagement in Siaya County that brought together 157 widow groups from all 30 wards. The event, hosted at the ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Pelican Valley Estate's foundation hosted a large-scale widows outreach, providing vital healthcare, financial aid, and ...

Some 300 spouses of deceased Academy members were included — inadvertently, the Academy says — among roughly 1,500 people notified this week that they would no longer be able to attend member ...