These are benefits payable to disabled widows’ or widowers’ of a fully insured spouse at the time of death. Eligibility requirements for disabled widows’ or widowers’ benefits are:
Age 50 to 59;
Marriage must have lasted at least nine months;
Disabled under the SSA definition (unable to work because of a severe physical or mental impairment or combination of impairments expected to last at least 12 months or result in death);
Disability began either before the working spouse’s death or within seven years after it;
Deceased spouse met the work history requirements for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) eligibility;
If remarried, remarriage must have happened after disability onset.