Married? 3 Things You Need to Know About Social Security
Social Security serves as an important source of income for millions of seniors. And if you're married, you have a prime opportunity to make the most of those benefits. Here are three things you should know about Social Security if you're married going into retirement.
To become eligible for Social Security in retirement, you need to accumulate 40 work credits in your lifetime. The value of a work credit can change from year to year, but if you've mostly held very part-time jobs, or if you never worked at all, then you may not have the minimum number of credits required to be eligible for benefits.
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