percentage of widowed social security benefits
Strengthening Social Security Benefits for Widow(er)s: The 75 Percent Combined Worker Benefit Alternative Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security National Womenâs Law Center Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for most Americans, but it is especially important to older women and to widows in particular. Social Security provides 58 percent of the income of widows 65 and over, compared to 39 percent for all individuals and couples 65 and over (Social Security Administration 2006). Women also rely on Social Securityâs spouse and survivor benefits far more than men. Although the