Social Security Widows Benefits 2024. Who can get survivor benefits. The rule allowed recipients to switch between their benefits.

Only income up to $168,600 per year is subject to social security tax, as of 2024, and taxing income above $400,000 per year would dramatically increase the program’s funding. If you claim survivor benefits between age 60 and your full retirement age, you will receive between 71.5 percent and 99 percent of the deceased’s benefit.