married women have more benefits when married when a spouse dies (social security, widow benefits, spousal allowance
have to be married to your spouse for at least 20 years to claim spouse or widow benefits based off a Congress ruling
men tend to not receive spousal support
“Retired worker benefits
40 quarters of covered employment Benefits based on earnings over time
Spouse benefits
If married when applying, no length of marriage requirement If divorced when applying, ten-year marriage requirement If remarried, forfeit claims on earlier spouse Benefit equal to 50 percent of spouse’s covered worker benefit
Widow benefits
If married to an insured worker at time of his death, less than one-year marriage requirement If divorced at time of his death, ten-year marriage requirement If remarried, forfeit claims on earlier spouse, unless remarrying after age 60 Benefit equal to 100 percent of spouse’s covered worker benefit”