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Home :: FAQ :: Basic Questions Social Security Disability

How is entitlement for Disabled Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Divorced Spouse’s Benefits Made?

You must be at least 50 and you health problems must:

* Keep you from doing any kind of substantial work (described below), and
* last, or be expected to lat for at least 12 months in a row, or result in death, and
* have started before the end of a special period.
The special period starts with the latest of:
* the month your spouse died, or
* the month your Social Security benefits as a parent ended, or
* the month your earlier period of widow(er)’s disability ended.

The special period ends at the close of the 84th month (7 Years) after the month it started.