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The Big Social Security Question Facing Stay-at-Home Spouses
Expert Opinion August 02, 2024 at 02:31 PM
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What You Need To Know
- Welcome to Connecting the Dots, Marcia Mantell's column on real-life decisions tied to Social Security claiming and retirement.
- A fully insured recipient has earned 40 credits over a working lifetime.
- When married people have many years of zero credits, their individual benefit may be relatively low.
- There are distinct considerations when stay-at-home spouses were high earners when they started their career.
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