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Is My Wife's Online Statement Correct?
Hi Jerry,
Since October my wife and I are collecting SS - she a spousal benefit and me a full benefit (age 68.5). We were both born pre-1954. The benefits values are as expected but I'm curious about her online benefit statement. Nowhere do I see the term "spousal", just "You are entitled to monthly benefits as a dependent of the wage earner". Is this correct? The application process was a bit rocky and I want to avoid any issues when she eventually applies for her own age 70 benefit.
Hi,
I'm not familiar with the specific terminology that Social Security uses in their online statements to describe benefit types, but spousal benefits are dependents benefits so it sounds okay to me.
Best, Jerry
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April 11, 2020