Help with Social Security

[Huntingfool]

That is what my mother got. She was getting about $1,200 per month and my father $1,600.

When he passed away, she started getting his $1,600 monthly only

THIS is accurate - if highest wage earner passes first the surviving spouse gets that SS payment -the OP's question though involves the teacher retirement (TSA) which changes everything

[Shane]

Look up the Windfall Elimination Provision. It's a BS law that penalizes people with pension income from a job where they didn't pay Social Security taxes and reduces or eliminates the amount of SS they can get. It should be repealed. Makes no sense at all.

[Death from Above]

The WEP will make ya mad enough to burn it down…

theft. Just plain theft

[Mudslinger]

Like I have said before, this along with a ton of taxes on things we own is nothing more than government theft. Screw them all, Demtards or Republicans.

[RiverRat1]

THIS is accurate - if highest wage earner passes first the surviving spouse gets that SS payment -the OP's question though involves the teacher retirement (TSA) which changes everything

I'm assuming this is it.
Dads SS was $1,200ish (before taking out for medical etc.)

Mom gets her $900 plus Dads $250 per month TRS. So I bet they count TRS as income so she won't get more. Total crock of BS.

At least she should get the whopping $255 SS death benefit

[M16]

If you have a good income after receiving Medicare you get to pay a penalty. For a couple it is roughly $12,000 a year. Which they will happily deduct from your Socialist Security payment. Yet they claim there is no means testing for SSI. They just steal it through Medicare.

https://www.valuepenguin.com/irmaa-medicare-income-brackets#brackets

[Big_gun]

What happens if a death is not reported to the gov on "accident"?

[Huntingfool]

If you have a good income after receiving Medicare you get to pay a penalty. For a couple it is roughly $12,000 a year. Which they will happily deduct from your Socialist Security payment. Yet they claim there is no means testing for SSI. They just steal it through Medicare.

https://www.valuepenguin.com/irmaa-m...ckets#brackets

Yeah the cost for 2024 Medicare IRMAA starts at $170 per person on lowest income up to close to $600 per person for high income. This is based off of 2023 income

[Goldeneagle]

I'm assuming this is it.
Dads SS was $1,200ish (before taking out for medical etc.)

Mom gets her $900 plus Dads $250 per month TRS. So I bet they count TRS as income so she won't get more. Total crock of BS.

At least she should get the whopping $255 SS death benefit

TRS did add back the amount that was deducted because of SS.

[Goldeneagle]

What happens if a death is not reported to the gov on "accident"?

The funeral home reports it.

[tps7742]

Yeah the cost for 2024 Medicare IRMAA starts at $170 per person on lowest income up to close to $600 per person for high income. This is based off of 2023 income

Thanks for bringing IRMAA to everyone’s attention, once again they are penalizing those that try to better themselves. I am not on Medicare yet but I have been looking into this the last couple of years.