Young wife or husband beneficiary (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 has in care an eligible child throughout the month of entitlement, that claimant must:
- be the spouse of the insured;
- 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 young wife or husband benefits, see the OASDI Digest.