He said he'd lose his job without one. He hung onto the job but never paid her back. The best answer to most family money requests is, no. In the long run, this may be the best way to avoid hard feelings. Too often, payments go to the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker.
Relatives are last to be paid, if at all.
This figure includes those who worked for the federal, state, or local government, as well as those who worked in the private sector. Only half as many women as men received pensions, whether as retired workers or as spouses of retired workers. One important factor contributing to these shocking statistics is the fact that the only source of income for most older women is Social Security. Currently, only one woman in five receives any type of pension, private or public, to supplement her Social Security income. Social Security was designed as a safety net to help avoid total poverty, not as a pension plan.