survivor benefit

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If your own retirement benefit exceeds your survivor benefit, your monthly payment would increase to reflect that higher amount.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

For an extra $400 a month, I’m not sure it’s worth taking the pension without a survivor benefit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

She should be able to see what her own benefit would be if she wished to chose it instead of the survivor benefit.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

However, survivor benefits do include delayed credits, so if you were to wait past your FRA as you intend, those credits would be used to compute your wife’s survivor benefit.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Your spouse almost certainly should wait to claim until age 70 to maximize their lifetime benefit and to lock in the highest possible survivor benefit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2025