The Widow(er)'s Limit Provision of Social Security

The widow(er)'s limit provision of Social Security establishes caps on the benefit amounts of widow(er)s whose deceased spouse filed for early retirement benefits. Currently, 33 percent of Social Security's 8.1 million widow(er) beneficiaries have lower benefits because of that provision. This article describes the widow(er)'s limit provision and evaluates options for changing it

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Year of publication:	[2021]
Authors:	Weaver, David
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Soziale Sicherheit \| Social security \| Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung \| Public pension system \| Sozialpolitik \| Social policy

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (15 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Social Security Bulletin Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 01, 2002 erstellt
Classification:	H55 - Social Security and Public Pensions ; I31 - General Welfare; Basic Needs; Quality of Life ; J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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