Aged wife or husband (Family Member form)

To be entitled to benefits as the wife or husband of an insured person who is entitled to old-age or disability benefits, where the claimant for the spouse benefits does not have in care an eligible child throughout the month of entitlement, that claimant must:

• be the spouse of the insured;
• have attained age 62;
• have filed an application;
• not be entitled to an old-age or disability benefit based on a PIA that is equal to or greater than the full wife's or husband's benefit.

In addition to the requirements above, there is a duration of marriage requirement. A claimant must either:

• have been married to the worker at least one year; or
• be the natural parent, along with the worker, of a child; or
• have been entitled or potentially entitled, in the month before marriage, to certain dependent's or survivor's benefits.

For more information on aged wife or husband benefits, see the OASDI Digest.