Will my spouse get anything from Social Security if I die?
Updated Feb 11, 2021; Planning
A. There are several benefits for you to consider.
As a married couple, your husband would be entitled to survivor benefits if you were to predecease him.
Upon your death, Social Security makes a $255 one-time payment to a surviving spouse, said Nicholas Scheibner, a certified financial planner with Baron Financial Group in Fair Lawn.
The monthly survivor benefits your husband would receive would depend on his age at the time he decided to apply for them, he said.
“A widow or widower may begin survivor benefits as early as 60 years old,” Scheibner said. “If he decided to apply for benefits before his full retirement age, he could see a reduction in monthly benefits.”