Explore the Benefits You May Be Due 


You, or Your Family Members, May Be Eligible for Increased Benefits 
Our mission is to deliver Social Security services that meet the changing needs of the public. It's not unusual for a benefit recipient's circumstances to change after they apply or became eligible for benefits. If you, or a family member, receive Social Security or Supplemental Security Income SSI , certain life changes may affect eligibility for an increase in your federal benefits. For example , if your spouse or ex - spouse dies , you may become eligible for a higher Social Security benefit. To find out if you, or a family member, might be eligible for a benefit based on another person s work, or a higher benefit based on your own work , see the information about benefits on the Social Security website. You can also use the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool BEST to find out if you could get benefits that Social Security administers. Based on your answers to questions , this tool will list benefits for which you might be eligible and tell you more information about how to qualify and apply. The questions and answers below are about a few of the life changes that could possibly increase your benefits. If your spouse or ex - spouse has died , you may be eligible for a higher survivor benefit based on his or her work. The death of an ex - spouse may allow you to be eligible for a higher survivor benefit even if you are already receiving a survivor benefit on another spouse. If you are at least age 65 , you may be eligible for cash benefits on your own record. If you are full retirement age or older , you can work and receive your monthly Social Security benefits, no matter how much you earn. Please review this publication for more information. If your child had enough work credits and was providing at least half of your support , you may be eligible for a higher parent's benefit based on his or her work. If you have worked , you may be eligible for a higher

user: Hi, i'm being curious about what benefits may I be due. Could you help me with that?

assistant: Are you or any of your family members on a eligible status for benefits?

user: No, nor me o any of my family members.

assistant: In that, case, would you like to get some related information?

user: No, i don't think so, thanks

user: say, i heard that there are benefits for people which lost their spouse or even their ex-spouse, is that true?

assistant: Well, yes. If you have suffered the loss of your spouse or ex-spouse, you could be eligible for a higher survivor benefit based on the work of your spouse. In regard of your ex-spouse, the may allow you to be eligible for a higher survivor benefit even if you're already receiving a benefit on another spouse.

user: Oh, that sounds interesting. Let me look this again. What you are saying is that if i'm already receiving a benefit based on my current spouse, i still able to be eligible for another benefit, is that correct?

assistant: Yes. As said before, you can be eligible for that extra benefit if happens you have this ex-spouse.

user: It may sound a little morbid but think is great to know that you can get that kind of benefit. Ok, another question, Is there further options to contact you, besides your website?

assistant: Yes, there is. That would be our toll free number at 1-800-772-1213. There you can reach to us, with total confidentiality.