Social Security. Revisiting Benefits for Spouses and Survivors

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor.

Marriage.

Social security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Describes origins and current-law structure of social security auxiliary benefits for spouses, divorced spouses, and surviving spouses. Addresses auxiliary benefits eligibility and determination, and examines labor force participation of women. Discusses issues concerning adequacy and equity of current-law structure of auxiliary benefits, and presents recent proposals for restructuring social security auxiliary benefits

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service Social Security

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-DSP-0685

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