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Ask Rusty: Can wife get benefit when husband is still alive?

A wife can receive a Social Security spousal boost if her full retirement age benefit is less than half of her husband's, based on Social Security Administration rules.

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Ask Rusty: Can wife get benefit when husband is still alive?

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Social Security Matters: I'm divorced; can I get benefits from my ex-husband?

Dear Rusty: After 16 years of marriage, we were divorced. I have never remarried, but he has. When he starts collecting Social Security (he is 64 now and still working), is it true that I can claim ex-spousal benefits or…

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The Daily Gazette broke the news in on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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