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Old 12-06-2019, 04:30 PM
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To clarify, at the time of collecting social security benefits, are both myself and my wife's benefits calculated as an individual recipients are do we receive benefits based as a married couple ?
To answer your specific question without any other information when you apply for and collect SS your benefits are based only on your past work and your age and married or single makes no difference in how much you collect while you are both alive.