Understanding Social Security benefits can be complicated. It’s especially complicated for widows and widowers.

The most important thing is that couples plan together.

According to Understanding The Social Security Rules For Widows And Widowers at Forbes, “A surviving spouse can collect 100% of the deceased’s benefit as long as the survivor has reached Full Retirement Age.”

At NORA, we understand the stress of planning your finances. That is one reason why we must pass The Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act. A guaranteed cost-of-living-adjustment of 3% helps prepare for the future. Making that COLA retroactive to 2010 will provide the missed or low increases you earned.

Please consider signing our Benefit Reimbursement Petition to Congress to enact this important legislation!

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