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Or your partner has a fatal disease or accident.

• astura 8y ago
  Ideally this case would be insured; you'd also be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits.
  • greedo 8y ago
    Survivor benefits cap out at 75% of the worker's benefits. That itself caps out to $2675. So a spouse with kids would get at most $2006/month. Not horrible, but a parent with two kids would just be over the poverty level. And realistically, most people at that age would have small accrued benefits.
    • refurb 8y ago
      $2000/month is more than a lot of people in the US make working full time. I would argue $2000/month is a very significant benefit to a survivor. It’s also inflation adjusted.
      • greedo 8y ago
        For a single person, sure. A single parent with 2 kids? Very scary.