![]() ![]() Therefore, they’re not eligible for spousal retirement benefits or surviving spouse benefits. Unmarried same-sex couples are treated by Social Security as individuals, not couples. That will preserve their right to receive benefits back to the initial application date. Surviving spouses or couples who’ve been denied and are still within the 60-day appeal period should file their appeals immediately. Before that, the Social Security Administration had denied applications for benefits from same-sex couples living in nonrecognition states. ![]() Hodges) granting marriage equality to all without regard to gender or sexual orientation. Supreme Court’s Jdecision ( Obergefell v. ![]() In other words: same-sex married couples who were living in states that didn't recognize their unions and who had filed for Social Security will now be able to collect the benefits. ![]() (The Justice Department determination has no bearing on unmarried same-sex couples.) This decision came in a federal lawsuit filed by same-sex couples and surviving spouses who were denied Social Security benefits because they lived in states that did not recognize their marriage. Department of Justice gave its blessing to say that the Social Security Administration would treat married same-sex couples equally across the country when determining eligibility for benefits. First, the latest news: On August 21, 2015, the U.S. ![]()
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