https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2602125#M6763 <P><a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/10487590">@ba9908</a>&nbsp;That is correct. Should your spouse pass you would get the larger of your benefit or your husband’s.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>there are some provisos on this for special circumstances but generally what you describe is correct&nbsp;</P> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:03:34 GMT fffred 2025-03-11T01:03:34Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2601718#M6743 <P>Hypothetically if I am receiving $700 a month and my husband is receiving $1200 a month, my survivor benefits would be his $1200, and not his plus mine?</P> Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:43:06 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2601718#M6743 ba9908 2025-03-08T00:43:06Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2602125#M6763 <P><a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/10487590">@ba9908</a>&nbsp;That is correct. Should your spouse pass you would get the larger of your benefit or your husband’s.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>there are some provisos on this for special circumstances but generally what you describe is correct&nbsp;</P> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 01:03:34 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2602125#M6763 fffred 2025-03-11T01:03:34Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2602143#M6764 <P><a href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/10487590">@ba9908</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; You may find this AARP article helpful:&nbsp;&nbsp;<A href="https://www.aarp.org/social-security/faq/when-spouse-dies/" target="_blank">https://www.aarp.org/social-security/faq/when-spouse-dies/</A></P> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:04:43 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Social-Security/Survior-benefits/m-p/2602143#M6764 fffred 2025-03-11T05:04:43Z