My FRA will be 10/31/2026. I will retire on 11/02/2026. I want to start my SSA and Medicare Part B benefits as of 12/2026. 1. What is the earliest date I can file for both? 2. Do I need to declare a VRDC? 3. Am I correct in thinking that my first check will come in the 4th week of 01/2027? Thank you.

Married at 20 , When being a stay at home mom raising six kids for 25 years and a husband decides to take off and claims he divorced in another state at 30 years, which have no documentation for. Would I be able to collect benefits early? He is nine years older than me . with him leaving as the provider of the family I had to step up into his provider shoes with little flexible jobs and continue caregiving for our special needs Son.

I still don’t understand why social security will not give me back pay, my husband died in 2017 we were separated. I didn’t know until 2024 I was suppose to get widow’s benefits. I applied and got my first check in February of 2025. Why do they give people that never worked back pay and will not give me back pay even though I am still working I need my benefits from my job. Plus I love my job and what I do. I am still entitled to the back pay.

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