https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/what-happens-if-i-die-does-my-social-security-benefit-go-to-my-spouse/01/3079773#M203859 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:52:40 GMT Jdotes 2026-02-24T06:52:40Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/what-happens-if-i-die-does-my-social-security-benefit-go-to-my-spouse/01/3079773#M203859 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:52:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/what-happens-if-i-die-does-my-social-security-benefit-go-to-my-spouse/01/3079773#M203859 Jdotes 2026-02-24T06:52:40Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-what-happens-if-i-die-does-my-social-security-benefit-go-to-my-spouse/01/3079813#M203860 <P>Hello,&nbsp;<SPAN>Yes, If a person dies, the spouse is covered under the Social Security Survivor's Insurance program.&nbsp; If your spouse has then reached the full retirement age, they will receive 100% of the deceased spouse's benefits.&nbsp;If your spouse will be at least 60 but not yet at Social Security's definition of "full retirement age," their payout will be somewhere in the range of 71% to 99% of the deceased spouse's full benefit. Note that a widow or widower of any age with a child under age 16 is entitled to a 75% payout. Here is the link for surviving spouse benefits for more information&nbsp;<A title="Surviving spouse benefits" href="https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/ifyou.html#:~:text=Surviving%20spouse%2C%20full%20retirement%20age,50%20through%2059%20%E2%80%94%2071%C2%BD%25." target="_self">https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/survivors/ifyou.html#:~:text=Surviving%20spouse%2C%20full%20retirement%20age,50%20through%2059%20%E2%80%94%2071%C2%BD%25.</A>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Please give me a thumbs up if you like my reponse.</SPAN></P> Wed, 26 Jul 2023 16:45:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-what-happens-if-i-die-does-my-social-security-benefit-go-to-my-spouse/01/3079813#M203860 KanchanM 2023-07-26T16:45:25Z